• United States Court of Claims

  Judge

  1882 – 1883 · 1 yrAppointed by Chester Arthur

• United States Court of Claims

  Judge

  1877 – 1881 · 4 yrsAppointed by Rutherford B. Hayes

Career

• Reporter of decisions

  Supreme Court of the United States

  1883 – 1902 · 19 yrs

• Assistant secretary of state

  1881 – 1882 · 1 yr

• Secretary and U.S. agent, Joint High Commission

  Geneva, Switzerland

  1871 – 1873 · 2 yrs

• Assistant secretary of state

  1869 – 1871 · 2 yrs

• State assemblyman

  New York

  1868 – 1869 · 1 yr

• American corespondent

  London Times

  1854 – 1861 · 7 yrs

• Private practice

  New York City

  1853 – 1862 · 9 yrs

• Secretary and charge d'affaires

  London legation, U.S. Department of State

  1849 – 1852 · 3 yrs

Education