[4][5] In 1878, after his arrival in Mesa, he married Mary E. Merrill, and the couple had twelve children.
[2] He remained active in the LDS Church, and served on the board of governors of the Maricopa Stake for 44 years, until 1926.
[7] In July 1914 he resigned from the House, due to his obtaining a position as the assistant superintendent of irrigation in the state's reclamation department.
He won the Democrat primary by a slim margin, and was unopposed in November's general election.
[12] He then easily beat his Republican opponent, Robert Bowen, in the general election in November.
[3] In April 1935 he suffered a massive heart attack which left him partially paralyzed and confined to bed.