Life
He lived at Greene, Chenango County, New York, where he married Anna Birdsall (d. 1878).
He was a member of the New York State Senate (6th D.) from 1839 to 1842, sitting in the 62nd, 63rd, 64th and 65th New York State Legislatures. He was New York State Treasurer from 1848 to 1851, elected on the Whig ticket in November 1847 and re-elected in November 1849. Afterwards he moved to New York City and became Treasurer of the Des Moines Improvement Company.
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