He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Brownsville, South Carolina.
He moved to Parnassus, Marlboro District, and continued the practice of law.
He died in Parnassus (now Blenheim), Marlboro County, South Carolina, on May 19, 1845.
He was interred in a private cemetery near Blenheim, South Carolina.
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