[1][2] He first arrived at the village of Milwaukee, and there met Willard B. Johnson, who convinced him to settle in the area that would later become Whitewater, Wisconsin.
[1] He was one of the earliest settlers in that region, and bought a large tract of land in what is now the town of Cold Spring, Wisconsin.
He worked with two other settlers, Richard Hoppin and Dr. James Tripp, to establish the first grist mill in the area in 1839.
[3] He served only one term in the Assembly, and afterward moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he operated a general store.
He also took over publication of the Wisconsin Farmer, a monthly magazine for agricultural interests,[1] and became a major shareholder in the Madison Mutual Insurance Co., serving as president for a number of years.
His death resulted from injuries he sustained when he fell down a set of stairs at his home three weeks earlier.