He was the last member of Cleveland City Council to become mayor until Frank G. Jackson was elected in 2005.
[2] He was elected an Ohio state senator in 1928 and developed a "reputation for improving pending legislation to make it more effective.
[1] As city manager, he "opened all staff positions" for African Americans at City Hospital, negotiated utility rates, and persuaded Cuyahoga County officials to include a "$31 million bond issue on the ballot to pay for public works" to provide employment during the Great Depression.
He returned to private practice and became a judge of the Ohio Court of Appeals in 1939, a position that he held for the rest of his life and career.
[6] His funeral was held at Amasa Stone Chapel on the campus of Western Reserve College.