He commenced the practice of medicine in Olney, Illinois, in 1884. He served as a member of a board of United States examining surgeons in 1885–1889, and again from 1893 to 1897.
A doctor started his professional life in Olney, Illinois, in 1884. He held a role as an expert who reviewed medical qualifications from 1885 to 1889 and once more from 1893 to 1897.