 He removed to Utica in 1813, and was District Attorney for the Sixth District (comprising Otsego, Herkimer and Oneida counties) from 1813 to 1816.He was again a member of the State Assembly in 1818 (Oneida Co.) and in 1820-21 (Oneida and Oswego Co.).He was elected as a Federalist to the 17th United States Congress, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 4, 1823.