Private practice, Montpelier, Vermont, 1806-1809
Private practice, Canterbury, Connecticut, 1809-1815, 1817-1819, 1834
State representative, Connecticut, 1816, 1822-1825
State`s attorney, Windham County, Connecticut, 1819-1833
State senator, Connecticut, 1830-1832
U.S. representative from Connecticut, 1835-1836