he served one term in the ohio state senate immediately after the war, removed to the south in 1867, where he engaged in cotton-planting and was a member of the alabama house of representatives in the succeeding year. elected upon readmission of alabama to the union, the republican served as a senator from july 13, 1868, to march 3, 1871 alongside george e. spencer. he did not win reelection, turned down grant's tendered appointment as governor of new mexico, and returned to alabama and later to tennessee to pursue various business interests.