He was admitted to the bar June 24, 1832, and commenced practice in Morgantown.
After he was unsuccessful in his reelection bid in 1834 to the Twenty-fourth Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Morgantown.
He was appointed prosecuting attorney in the circuit court of Marion County in 1842.
He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery in Morgantown.
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