[1] From 1873 to 1880, he was annually elected attorney of the Board of Trustees of the Louisville Public Schools.

[3] In 1876, he served as a Democratic presidential elector for the ticket of Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas Andrews Hendricks.

[3] In 1880, he was elected Commonwealth's Attorney for the ninth judicial district of Kentucky for a six-year term.

[1] He served as judge of the criminal division of the Jefferson County Circuit Court in 1902.

[1] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress