He had a lifelong law practice in Columbia and was president of the Boone County Bar.

Considered an authority on local history he was active in the Boone County Historical Society.

He also held membership in the Boone County Hospital Association and the Kiwanis Club.

His papers are held at the State Historical Society of Missouri.

[3] He died at age 78 on September 18, 1944, and was buried at the Columbia Cemetery.