As Mayor he oversaw the setting aside of land for and construction of a school for African Americans, and as President of Schenectady's school trustees in the 1840s he included details on Schenectady's African School in his annual report to the state superintendent of common schools.
During his tenure as Mayor, he initiated the establishment of an educational facility specifically for African Americans, and in the 1840s, while serving as President of Schenectady's school board, he included information about the city's African School in his annual report to the state education department.