Private practice, New York, 1825-1829
Private practice, Lafayette, Indiana, 1829-1836
Assistant clerk, Indiana House of Representatives, 1830-1831
Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana, 1832
Clerk, Indiana House of Representatives, 1832-1835
U.S. representative from Indiana, 1837-1839, 1861-1863
U.S. senator from Indiana, 1839-1845
Private practice, Stockwell, Indiana, 1845-1861
Commissioner to settle claims resulting from the Sioux Indian Massacre, 1863