Private practice, Rising Sun, Indiana, 1881-1882, 1884-1886
Editor, Franklin Democrat, Brookville, Indiana, 1882-1884
Private practice, Aurora, Indiana, 1886
Mayor, Aurora, Indiana, 1894-1902
Judge, Indiana Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit, 1903-1913
Comptroller, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1913-1915