wˌɛn hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ pɹˈɛzɪdənt mə kˈɪnli æz kəlˈɛktɚɹ ʌv ɪntˈɜːnəl ɹˈɛvənˌuː æt nˈæʃvɪl, tˌɛnəsˈiː ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ twˈɛnti, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, hiː sˈɜːvd ʌntˈɪl hɪz ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː.
When he was appointed by President McKinley as collector of internal revenue at Nashville, Tennessee on July 20, 1897, he served until his resignation on November 7, 1902.