ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɡɹˈoʊvɚ klˈiːvlənd ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd hˌɪm æz juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːnsəl dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɪn ʃæŋhˈaɪ, tʃˈaɪnə.
In 1886, President Grover Cleveland appointed him as United States Consul General in Shanghai, China.