He was a member of the Maine Legislature, in the two houses of the legislature, from 1812 to 1829 and again in 1832 and 1848.'Memoirs of the Judiciary And The Bar of New England For The Nineteenth Century With A History Of The Judicial System Of New England,' Volume I, Conrad Reno-editor, The Century Memorial Company, Boston, Massachusetts: 1901, Biographical Sketch of Reuel Williams, pg. 43-44 He was commissioner of public buildings in 1831. He served as a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1836.
