He also served in the Connecticut Senate 1797–1799. He was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Davenport and was reelected to the Sixth Congress and served from November 13, 1797, to March 3, 1801. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1800 and resumed the practice of law in Newtown.
He served in the Connecticut Senate from 1797 to 1799. He was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth Congress to fill the vacancy left by James Davenport's death and was reelected to the Sixth Congress, serving from November 13, 1797, to March 3, 1801. He declined to seek reelection in 1800 and resumed his legal practice in Newtown.