He served as chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Brown County, Kansas from 1953 to 1956. He died in Fairview, Kansas, October 26, 1957. He was interred in Sabetha Cemetery, Sabetha, Kansas.
From 1953 to 1956, he presided over the Board of County Commissioners of Brown County, Kansas. He departed this life in Fairview, Kansas, on October 26, 1957. His final resting place is Sabetha Cemetery, Sabetha, Kansas.