 He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Spirit Lake, Iowa.He served as County Attorney of Dickinson County, Iowa from 1914 to 1920, and as City Attorney of Spirit Lake, Iowa from 1918 to 1943.He served as delegate to the Republican State conventions from 1916 to 1960, and as chairman of the Dickson County Republican Central Committee from 1918 to 1943.