sentences:  He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 17th United States Congress, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Selah Tuthill, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1823.He was District Attorney of Orange County from 1835 to 1841; and again a member of the State Assembly in 1836.He was President of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Montgomery for ten years.