He was twice elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1909 to 1910 and from 1911 to 1912 as a Republican but resigned on May 25, 1911.
hiː wʌz twˈaɪs ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn ænd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən bˌʌt ɹɪzˈaɪnd ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən.