He was admitted to the
bar in 1847, and at once began the practice of law in Lyme. He continued there until 1854 when he removed to
Baltimore. Two years later his father's death recalled him to Lyme, where he continued the practice of his profession. He served as a member of the
Connecticut State Senate in 1858, and of the
Connecticut House of Representatives in 1859, and again as a member of the State Senate in 1864, being thus twice
ex officio a fellow of Yale College. He was
State's attorney for
New London County from 1861 to 1876, and from 1880 till his death
United States Attorney for the
District of Connecticut. He died very suddenly at his home in Lyme, November 23, 1884, in his 60th year. ==Personal life==