He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district during the Thirty-fourth Congress (1855–1857).
hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz fɔːɹ tˌɛnəsˈiːz sˈɛkənd kəŋɡɹˈɛʃənəl dˈɪstɹɪkt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə θˈɜːɾifˈoːɹθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən.