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 as a senator for Connecticut from 1797 to 1799. He was elected to the Fifth Congress to fill the vacancy left by James Davenport's death, and then reelected to the Sixth Congress, serving from November 13, 1797, to March 3, 1801. He declined to run for reelection in 1800 and returned to practicing law in Newtown.