 He again resumed the practice of law in Hagerstown, and served as president of the Old Hagerstown Bank from 1851 until his death.He was also a member of the peace convention held in Washington, D.C., in 1861 in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war.Roman was married to Louisa Margaret Kennedy (1809–1878), the daughter of John Kennedy and Margaret (née Wagner) Kennedy.