hiː wʌz ɐn ɐtˈɜːni fɚðə kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə stˈeɪt bˈoːɹd ʌv fˈɑːɹməsi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn ænd kəmˈɪʃənɚɹ ʌv pˈʌblɪk wˈɜːks ʌv ˈoʊklənd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd ðə plˈæn fɚɹə kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnsɪv dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌvðə hˈɑːɹbɚɹ ɔnðɪ ˈiːst sˈaɪd ʌv sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ bˈeɪ.
He was an attorney for the California State Board of Pharmacy in 1920 and 1921 and commissioner of public works of Oakland 1921–1925 and in 1923 initiated the plan for a comprehensive development of the harbor on the east side of San Francisco Bay.