U.S. Army captain, 1862-1865
Private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1866-1870
Editor, Knoxville [Tennessee] Daily Chronicle, 1870-1875
Private practice, Massillon, Ohio, 1875-1878
Clerk, U.S. Circuit Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1878-1886
Standing master in chancery, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1878-1889
Clerk, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1886-1889