▁coal ▁and ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁c ement . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Louis ville ▁Gas ▁Co . ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Louis ville ▁Light ing ▁Co . ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade ▁of ▁Louis ville , ▁serving ▁as ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Louis ville ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Reserve ▁Bank ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁federal ▁food ▁administrator ▁for ▁Kentucky ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁friendship ▁with ▁the ▁directory ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁food ▁administrator , ▁Herbert ▁Ho over . ▁After wards ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Char ities ▁and ▁Cor re ctions ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁Senator ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁to ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁when ▁he ▁res igned , ▁having ▁been ▁appointed ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Germany ▁by ▁President ▁Herbert ▁Ho over . ▁He ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9