Background
He was born in Simsbury, Connecticut.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was born in Simsbury, Connecticut.
In 1811, he moved to Albany, New York, where he engaged in the leather trade. He was Mayor of Albany from 1843 to 1845, and from 1849 to 1850. He died on March 15, 1854, in Albany, and was buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New New York
He was a Whig member of the New York State Senate (3rd Doctorate) in 1840 and 1841.