In 1910, President William Howard Taft appointed him United States surveyor of customs for the port of San Francisco, California. He died in Berkeley, California on December 30, 1914, and was interred in Sunset Cemetery.
President William Howard Taft chose him for a key role as U.S. surveyor of customs at the San Francisco port in 1910. He lost his life in Berkeley, California on December 30, 1914, and his final resting place was in Sunset Cemetery.