hiː hæd ɐ kɚɹˈɪɹ æz ɐ lˈɔɪɚ, ænd ðˈɛn sˈɜːvd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn æz ɐn ɐsˈɪstənt dˈɪstɹɪkt ɐtˈɜːni ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi.
He had a career as a lawyer, and then served from 1900 to 1910 as an Assistant District Attorney in New York City.