He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1818 to 1820, and was elected as a Crawford Republican to the Eighteenth Congress from the seventh congressional district of Maryland. He served one term from March 4, 1823, to March 3, 1825.
He held a position in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1818 to 1820 and was elected as a Crawford Republican to the Eighteenth Congress representing the seventh district of Maryland for one term from March 4, 1823, to March 3, 1825.