Their son attended public schools and later McClure's Academy in California, Santa Clara College, and finished his education at the University of the Pacific in San Jose.
He then relocated to Prescott, the capital of the Arizona Territory, where he became the private secretary of Governor Tritle for the next two years.
He spent considerable time giving attention to mining matters that Governor Tritle was interested in.
He also represented the San Pedro Cattle Company, the San Simon Cattle Company, the Canada Del Oro Mines Ltd. of London; Tucson Mining and Smelting and numerous other corporations.
He maintained an interest in mining and was a director of the Consolidated National Bank of Tucson.