 He moved to Salina (now a part of Syracuse), Onondaga County in 1806 and continued the practice of medicine.He subsequently became Superintendent of the Onondaga Salt Springs, and was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 10th United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1809.He was again Superintendent of the Onondaga Salt Springs from 1810 to 1831, and died in Salina in 1832.