He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1784 to 1788, and was a delegate to the State convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution on May 12, 1788; he was a delegate to the South Carolina Constitutional Convention in 1790.
He held a seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1784 to 1788 and represented the state at the convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution on May 12, 1788. He also attended the South Carolina Constitutional Convention in 1790.