hiː wʌz tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə nɔːɹθwˈɛst ˈɪndiən kəmˈɪʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ænd ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə kəmˈɪʃən tə tɹˈiːt wɪððə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈuː nˈeɪʃən ɪn dɐkˈoʊɾə.
He was chairman of the Northwest Indian Commission in 1886 and a member of the commission to treat with the Great Sioux Nation in Dakota.