Upon the readmission of Tennessee to representation, he was elected as an Unionist to the Thirty-ninth Congress.
əpˌɑːn ðə ɹiːdmˈɪʃən ʌv tˌɛnəsˈiː tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃən, hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz æn jˈuːniənˌɪst tə ðə θˈɜːtinˈaɪnθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs.