Teacher, Northfield, Vermont, -1858
Private practice, Corsicana, Texas, 1859-1864
Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1864- , 1871-1880
County attorney, Harris County, Texas
District attorney, Austin, Texas
U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1869-1870
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, December 15, 1870; no Senate vote