• District Court, S.D. Florida

  Judge

  1847 – 1863 · 16 yrsAppointed by James K. Polk

Career

• Private practice

  1867 – 1902 · 35 yrs

• U.S. senator-elect from Florida (not seated)

  1866 – present · 160 yrs

• Provisional governor

  Florida

  1865 – 1866 · 1 yr

• Private practice

  New York City

  1863 – 1865 · 2 yrs

• Private practice

  1845 – 1847 · 2 yrs

• Judge

  U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida Territory

  1839 – 1845 · 6 yrs

• Delegate

  Florida constitutional convention

  1838 – 1839 · 1 yr

• Member

  Florida Territorial Council

  1837 – present · 189 yrs

• U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida Territory

  1835 – 1839 · 4 yrs

• Private practice

  1834 – present · 192 yrs