hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts mˈɪnɪstɚ tə bɹɐzˈɪl ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ænd sˈɜːvd ʌntˈɪl dʒˈuːn wˈʌn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, wˌɛn hiː ɹɪzˈaɪnd.
He was appointed United States Minister to Brazil on April 1, 1889, and served until June 1, 1890, when he resigned.