 He was born on May 21, 1799, in Rome, Oneida County, New York.He was District Attorney of Oneida County from 1825 to 1834; Judge of the Fifth Circuit Court from 1834 to 1838; and a New York State Bank Commissioner from 1838 to 1840.He was a clerk of the New York Supreme Court from 1845 to 1847, and published 31 volumes of law reports