In 1867 he married Ellen L. Newhill. They were the parents of two children, Warren and Jane. He served as postmaster in
Island Pond, Vermont, from February 1867 to November 1885. He studied law with
George N. Dale from 1870 to 1875 and was admitted to the bar in 1875. He practiced law until 1892, and became active in several businesses; in 1892 his lumber business became the main focus of his activities, and he practiced law less actively. He was also a director of the National Bank of
Derby Line from 1885 to 1905 when he became the bank's president. A
Republican, he was
state's attorney of
Essex County from 1886 to 1888. He represented
Brighton in the
Vermont House of Representatives from 1886 to 1888, serving on the judiciary committee and the committee on military affairs. From 1888 to 1890 he represented Essex County as a member of the
Vermont State Senate. He served as Lieutenant Governor from 1894 to 1896. He was appointed Collector of Customs for the Memphremagog District by President
Benjamin Harrison in 1897 and served until 1906. He was a trustee of the Vermont Soldiers' Home in Bennington from its creation in 1884 and a trustee of the University of Vermont. Fraternal organizations he was active in included the
Sons of the American Revolution,
Vermont Officers' Reunion Society,
Grand Army of the Republic, and the
Masons. ==Death and burial==