Private practice, New Haven, Connecticut, 1800-
U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, 1812-
State representative, Connecticut, 1817
State senator, Connecticut, 1818-1819
Alderman, New Haven, Connecticut, 1818, 1821, 1826
Judge, Connecticut Superior Court and Supreme Court of Errors, 1819-1826
Mayor, New Haven, Connecticut, 1827