He also served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1850. He was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853) but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress.
He also held office in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1850. He was a Whig member of the Thirty-second Congress (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853), but lost his bid for re-election to the Thirty-third Congress in 1852.