Career
He came to the United States in 1815, and settled in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In 1826, he moved to Lyons, New York, and in April 1836 to Buffalo, New New York In 1838, he was appointed Postmaster of Buffalo by President Martin Van Buren.
On April 1, 1845, he was appointed again Postmaster of Buffalo by President James K. Polk.
He had been always a Democrat, but joined the Republican Party upon its foundation. He was a delegate to the 1856 Republican National Convention.
He was New York State Treasurer from 1860 to 1861. From 1862 to 1864, he was Inland Tax Collector at Buffalo.
