U.S. Army captain, 1861-1863
Private practice, Brookville, Pennsylvania, 1864
Private practice, Portsmouth, Ohio, 1865-1870, 1873-1881, 1891-1898
Judge, Scioto County [Ohio] Probate Court, 1870-1873
Judge, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Seventh Judicial District, 1881-1884
U.S. representative from Ohio, 1885-1891