Editor, Tennessee Republican, 1882
Private practice, Huntingdon, Tennessee, 1882
Private practice, Lexington, Tennessee, 1883-
State representative, Tennessee, 1887-1889
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Tennessee, 1890-1891
U.S. representative from Tennessee, 1895-1897
Republican candidate for governor, Tennessee, 1900
Collector of internal revenue, Fifth District, Tennessee, 1902-1905