he was a member of the new york state senate (23rd d.) from 1915 to 1918, sitting in the 138th, 139th, 140th and 141st new york state legislatures. he declined to run for re-election in 1918. on june 1, 1915, in his first senate term, he married hermine de rouville, a member of the noted hertel de rouville family of quebec. they had no children.