• District Court, N.D. New York

  Judge

  1852 – 1874 · 22 yrsAppointed by Millard Fillmore

Career

• Postmaster general of the United States

  1850 – 1852 · 2 yrs

• U.S. representative from New York

  1847 – 1849 · 2 yrs

• Judge

  Court of Common Pleas for Erie County New York

  1841 – present · 185 yrs

• Master in chancery

  1839 – 1841 · 2 yrs

• Alderman

  1837 – present · 189 yrs

• City attorney

  1833 – 1834 · 1 yr

• Private practice

  1832 – 1850 · 18 yrs

• Clerk, Board of Supervisors

  1832 – 1838 · 6 yrs