Private practice, Yankton, South Dakota, 1896-1929 (intermittent)
State`s attorney, Yankton County, South Dakota, 1905-1908, 1915-1918
City attorney, Yankton, South Dakota, 1909-1914
State representative, South Dakota, 1909
State senator, South Dakota, 1911
Mayor, Yankton, South Dakota, 1914-1924
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota, March 1, 1929; no Senate vote