hiː wʌz pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə twˈɛntisˈɛkənd sˈɛkʃənəl skˈuːl bˈoːɹd ʌv fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks zˈiəɹoʊ nˈaɪn, ænd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə kˈɑːmən kˈaʊnsəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn fˈɪftiːn.
He was president of the Twenty-second Sectional School Board of Philadelphia 1906–09, and a member of the Philadelphia Common Council 1910–15.