ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, hiː wʌz pɹəmˈoʊɾᵻd fɹʌm kəmˈɪʃənɚɹ ʌv fˈaɪnæns tʊ ɐn ɐsˈɪstənt tə ɡˈʌvɚnɚ tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈeɪ. hˈɑːɹwʊd.
In 1944, he was promoted from Commissioner of Finance to an assistant to Governor Charles A. Harwood.