He entered the Navy, became passed midshipman on 23 June 1838, was commissioned lieutenant on 28 June 1843, and in June 1845 was bearer of despatches to the commander-in-chief of the Pacific Squadron, with which he served during the war with Mexico. He was in the Savannah at the capture and occupation of Monterey and points on the coast of California, and returned to New York in September 1847.
In July 1865, he was transferred to the monitor Tonawanda. He was commissioned captain, 27 September 1866, and was at Philadelphia until 1 October 1870, when he took charge of the ironclads at New Orleans until 8 April 1872. He commanded the steamer Canandaigua, of the North Atlantic Squadron, in 1872–73, was promoted to commodore on 12 September 1874, and was placed on the retired list on 9 November 1874, by reason of his age.
He died on November 27, 1891, in New York City and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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