During the Thirty-third Congress, he was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary War Claims.
dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə θˈɜːɾiθˈɜːd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, hiː wʌzðə tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hˈaʊs kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn pˈɛnʃənz ænd ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi wˈɔːɹ klˈeɪmz.