County solicitor, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 1888-1891, 1894-1900
Assistant attorney, Spanish Treaty Claims Commission, 1902-1904
Chief counsel, Pennsylvania Dairy Food Commission, 1904-1905
Special counsel, Pennsylvania Auditor General`s Department, 1905-1906
U.S. marshal, Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1906-1907
U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1907-1911