Career
He was a state senator and was a candidate for governor of Vermont three times. He also served as president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. In 1825 he moved to Newbury, Vermont, where he preferred to stay as much as possible.
In 1860, was the chairman of the Vermont delegation for the Democratic National Convention. worked on the revitalization of the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad.
He advanced to the presidency of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway on February 17, 1869. He served in this role until September 24, 1870, when he fell ill with a fever by which he died in ten days.
