He was admitted to the bar in 1879 and practiced in Boston and Brockton, Massachusetts from 1879 to 1902.

He served as associate judge of the superior court of Massachusetts from June 4, 1902, to March 1, 1911.

He was appointed United States district attorney for the Massachusetts district by President Harding in 1921 and served until removed by President Coolidge in December 1924.

He was interred in Central Cemetery, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

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