He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1850 to 1852 and from 1860 to 1861.
hiː sˈɜːvd æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː ænd fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.