sentences:  He was appointed auditor and deputy naval officer in charge of the Port of New York in 1845 and served four years.Spinner was elected as an anti-slavery Democrat to the 34th Congress.An active Republican from the formation of the party, he was re-elected as a Republican to the 35th and 36th United States Congresses, altogether serving from March 4, 1855, to March 3, 1861.