U.S. Army, War of 1812
Private practice, Cadiz, Ohio, 1816-1820
Justice of the peace, Harrison County, Ohio, 1818-1820
Prosecutor, Monroe County, Ohio, 1818-1820
Private practice, Steubenville, Ohio, 1820-1823
Prosecutor, Jefferson County, Ohio, 1823-1829
State representative, Ohio, 1825-1826
State senator, Ohio, 1827-1828
Clerk, Jefferson County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas and Supreme Court, 1829-1832
U.S. representative from Ohio, 1830-1834