Superintendent of schools, Wauseon, Ohio, 1875-1881
County school examiner, Fulton County, Ohio
Chief clerk, Office of State Commissioner of Common Schools, Ohio, 1881-1884
Member, Columbus [Ohio] Board of Education, 1885-1890; president, 1888-1889
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, December 3, 1907; no Senate vote