• United States Court of Claims

  Judge

  1870 – 1885 · 15 yrsAppointed by Ulysses S. Grant

Career

• Private practice

  Washington, D.C.

  1885 – 1892 · 7 yrs

• U.S. senator from Missouri

  1867 – 1870 · 3 yrs

• Delegate and vice president

  Missouri constitutional convention

  1865 – present · 161 yrs

• State representative

  Missouri

  1859 – 1860 · 1 yr

• Private practice

  1850 – 1867 · 17 yrs

• Treasurer

  Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church

  1849 – present · 177 yrs

• Private practice

  1847 – 1849 · 2 yrs

• Private practice

  1834 – 1847 · 13 yrs

• Private practice

  1833 – 1834 · 1 yr

• U.S. Navy midshipman

  1827 – 1830 · 3 yrs