He was successful politically and made numerous public appointments . From 1887 until 1892 , he served as a deputy oil inspector for the state of Michigan and from 1893 to 1898 he was an inspector for the Detroit Water Department . In 1892 and 1899 , he was a special agent for the United States Land Office , and in 1900 he was working at the Bureau of Indian Affairs . He was a sergeant-at-arms at the 1896 Republican National Convention
1896 Republican National Convention
1896 Republican National Convention
Robert Pelham Jr.