 He was Supervisor of the Town of Friendship from 1866 to 1872; Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Allegany County for three years; a delegate to the 1872 Republican National Convention; and a member of the New York State Senate (30th D.) from 1874 to 1877, sitting in the 97th, 98th, 99th and 100th New York State Legislatures.He was Cashier of the First National Bank of Friendship for nearly 25 years and died at his home in Friendship after suffering for a long time from sequels of his war wound.He was buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery.