Private practice, Pointe William, Kentucky, 1805-1811
Private practice, Aurora, Indiana Territory, 1811-1835
District attorney, Dearborn County, Indiana Territory, 1811
Territorial representative, Indiana Territory, 1814
President, Indiana Territorial Council, 1814
Judge, Circuit Court of Indiana Territory, 1814-1816; Second Judicial Circuit, 1814-1816; Third Judicial Circuit, 1816
Judge, Indiana Supreme Court, 1816-1830
Superintendent of schools, Dearborn County, Indiana, 1830-1834
Candidate for U.S. Senate from Indiana, 1831