Attorney, Real Estate Appraisal Division, Shell Oil Company, 1929-1931
Private practice, Steele, Missouri, 1931-1934
Private practice, Caruthersville, Missouri, 1934-1947
U.S. Army major, Air Corps, 1942-1945
Nominated to U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, July 10, 1947; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, November 24, 1947; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, July 29, 1948; no Senate vote
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