æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ oʊhˈaɪoʊ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli, hiː tʃˈæmpiənd ðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌv kənˈælz, ænd æz ɐ kənˈæl kəmˈɪʃənɚɹ ˌoʊvɚsˈɔː ðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðɪ oʊhˈaɪoʊ ænd ˈiəɹi kənˈæl.
As a member of the Ohio General Assembly, he championed the construction of canals, and as a Canal Commissioner oversaw the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal.