Career
In 1817, he removed to Dryden, New New York Before 1849, he removed to Salubria, then in Chemung County. This village was subsequently renamed Jefferson, then Watkins, and in 1926 Watkins Glen.
lieutenant has been the county seat of Schuyler County since it was formed in 1854.
He was among the 12 state senators who resigned on April 17, 1851, to prevent a quorum in the Senate. He was buried at the Glenwood Cemetery in Watkins Glen.