hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə nˈɑːksvɪl sˈɛʃən ʌvðɪ ˈiːst tˌɛnəsˈiː kənvˈɛnʃən ɪn mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, ænd ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd dʒˈɛfɚsən kˈaʊnti ɔnðə kənvˈɛnʃənz pˈaʊɚfəl bˈɪznəs kəmˈɪɾi.
He attended the Knoxville session of the East Tennessee Convention in May 1861, and represented Jefferson County on the Convention's powerful business committee.