He was at one point an assisting county surveyor and later became a twice ellected as a territorial legislator in Bismarck until he retired from politics and moved with his family to Canada.
He was at one point an assisting county surveyor and later became a twice ellected as a territorial legislator in Bismarck. After serving four years he found himself tired of the all the local political disputes and he retired from politics and moved with his family to Canada.