The principal public service he has rendered has been as district attorney of the District of Columbia, from January, 1884, to January, 1888. He was president of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia from 1884 to 1886, and chairman of the Legislative committee of that association from 1898 to 1904. His services have been efficient in greatly improving the laws of the District, and his efforts have been conspicuously useful in formulating the code for the District.
He is a life-member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He is a member of the Metropolitan, the Cosmos and the Chevy Chase clubs of Washington, District of Columbia. Living in the District of Columbia he has never voted, except in the year 1864, when he cast his ballot for Abraham Lincoln. He has, however, always been a Republican. He is fond of horseback riding, golf and billiards for exercise and relaxation; but he has never given especial attention to athletics or to any of the modern systems of physical culture. It was entirely his own choice from boyhood that determined his study of law as his profession.
He was married, January 25, 1872, to Louise Starr, of Medina, New York. They have had four children, three of whom are living in 1906. His address is 2015 Massachusetts avenue, Washington, District of Columbia.
