He was a twenty-year overseer of Harvard and for eleven years a trustee of Bowdoin; he also served as president of the Massachusetts constitutional convention of 1820, taking part in the debate when he was relieved from the duties of presiding officer.
He was a twenty-year leader of Harvard and eleven years a trustee of Bowdoin; he also served as president of the Massachusetts constitutional convention of 1820, participating in the debate when relieved from presiding officer duties.