Continental Army officer, First North Carolina Regiment, 1775-1777
North Carolina Militia colonel, 1777-1782
Private practice, Brunswick, North Carolina, 1782-1798
State senator, North Carolina, 1782
Attorney general, State of North Carolina, 1782-1791
Member, North Carolina House of Commons, 1792
Judge, North Carolina Superior Court, 1798
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Southern Circuit, Spring 1800
Sixth Circuit, April 29, 1802-January 26, 1804