kˈʌləm wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ðə klˈɜːk ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz ɪnðə θˈɜːɾifˈoːɹθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, ænd hiː sˈɜːvd fɹʌm fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, tə dᵻsˈɛmbɚ sˈɪks, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən.
Cullom was appointed the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives in the Thirty-fourth Congress, and he served from February 4, 1856, to December 6, 1857.