He served with Union Army during the Civil War, with some sources saying he was in the Army of the Frontier, while his obituary stating that he was a member of Harris' Light Cavalry (known officially as the 2nd New York Cavalry Regiment), where he reached the rank of sergeant-major.
[3][4] He had several business interests, including mining, a limo service, and a building contractor.
His wife, believing him to be asleep, did her morning household chores, attempting not to wake him, but when she went to check on him about 8:45, she realized he was dead and called a doctor.
[9][10] In 1914, he announced his intention to run for re-election,[11] and was returned to the state senate in the November general election.
[12] In 1916, while still serving in the Senate, he ran for justice of the piece in Greenlee County, but was defeated by D. E. Andress in the Democrat primary.