hiː sˈɜːvd æz sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. lɛɡˈeɪʃən wɛn mˈɑːɹtɪn vˈæn bjˈʊɹɹən wʌz jˌuːˈɛs mˈɪnɪstɚ tə bɹˈɪtən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː, ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ hiː pɹˈæktɪst lˈɔː ɪn ˈɔːlbəni, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk.
He served as secretary of the U.S. legation when Martin Van Buren was US Minister to Britain in 1831 and 1832, after which he practiced law in Albany, New York.