Private practice, St. Anthony, Minnesota, 1856-1861
Alderman, St. Anthony, Minnesota
City attorney, St. Anthony, Minnesota
U.S. Army lieutenant, 1861-1863
Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1864-1881
State senator, Minnesota, 1869-1870
City attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1877-1878
Judge, Minnesota District Court, Fourth Judicial District, 1881-1893
Commissioner, Bureau of Pensions, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1893-1896