ˈæftɚwɚdz hiː sˈɜːvd ɔnðə nˈuː jˈɔːɹk bˈoːɹd ʌv sˈɪvəl sˈɜːvɪs kəmˈɪʃənɚz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən ænd wʌz ɐn ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ɐpˈɔɪntiː ʌv pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɡɹˈoʊvɚ klˈiːvlənd tə ðɪ ˌɪntɚstˈeɪt kˈɑːmɜːs kəmˈɪʃən, sˈɜːvɪŋ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti.
Afterwards he served on the New York Board of Civil Service Commissioners (1883–1887) and was an original appointee of President Grover Cleveland to the Interstate Commerce Commission, serving from 1887 to 1890.