He then was elected as a Whig to the United States Congress 1853 - 1855 , declined to be a candidate for the Republican nomination of Lieutenant Governor in 1861 .
He then was was again elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1873 .
He then was elected as a Whig to the United States Congress 1853 - 1855 , declined to be a candidate for the Republican nomination of Lieutenant Governor in 1861 , and was again elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1873 .