He served member of the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1840, then elected as a Whig to the  Thirty-second  Congress, serving from March 4, 1851, to March 3, 1853.
hiː sˈɜːvd mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə luːˌiːzɪˈænə hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, ðˈɛn ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ wˈɪɡ tə ðə θˈɜːɾisˈɛkənd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, sˈɜːvɪŋ fɹʌm mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn, tə mˈɑːɹtʃ θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː.