As Mayor he oversaw the setting aside of land for and construction of a school for African Americans, and as President of Schenectady's school trustees in the 1840s he included details on Schenectady's African School in his annual report to the state superintendent of common schools.
During his time as Mayor, he played a key role in securing funding and resources for an educational institution catering to African Americans, and while serving on Schenectady's school board in the 1840s, he documented the growth of the city's African School in his annual report to the state education authorities.