hiː wʌz mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sᵻlˈɛkt kˈaʊnsəl ʌv fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, ænd ɐn ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɔːɹ dˈɪstɹɪkt ɐtˈɜːni ʌv fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
He was member of the select council of Philadelphia from 1877 to 1880, and an unsuccessful candidate for District Attorney of Philadelphia in 1877.