Education
He attended the public schools and graduated from Charlotte Hall Military Academy. After the war, he studied law with his uncle Judge Adam Beatty and with Henry Clay, was admitted to the bar, and began practice in Bath, New New York
United States representative politician
He attended the public schools and graduated from Charlotte Hall Military Academy. After the war, he studied law with his uncle Judge Adam Beatty and with Henry Clay, was admitted to the bar, and began practice in Bath, New New York
During the War of 1812, Rochester was an aide-de-camp to General George McClure. Later, he removed to Angelica, New New York Rochester was a presidential elector in 1820, voting for James Monroe and Daniel Doctorate. Tompkins.
Rochester was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 17th, and re-elected as a Crawford Democratic-Republican to the 18th United States Congress, holding office from December 3, 1821, to April 21, 1823 when he resigned upon his appointment as Judge of the Eight Circuit Court.
He resigned from the bench to run on the Bucktails ticket for Governor of New York in 1826, but was narrowly defeated by DeWitt Clinton. He was Secretary to the Special Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Colombia in 1826, and Chargé d"affaires to Central America in 1827-1828.
In 1828, he was appointed by Nicholas Biddle as President of the branch of the Second Bank of the United States at Buffalo, New York, remaining there until 1836. He later served as President of the Bank of Pensacola, Florida and a director of the Alabama and Florida Railroad.
Rochester died in the wreck of the steamer Pulaski off the coast of North Carolina on June 14, 1838.
Rochester was a member of the New York State Assembly (Allegany and Steuben Company) in 1816-1817 and 1818.