ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə mˈeɪɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən, hiː sˈɜːvd æz mˈeɪɚ fɹʌm ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən, tə dᵻsˈɛmbɚ fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən, ænd ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ ɪn fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə, bˌʌt ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ɐ ɹˈɛzᵻdəns ɪn wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, dˈiː.sˈiː.
Elected in the 1907 Philadelphia mayoral election, he served as mayor from April 1, 1907, to December 4, 1911, and engaged in manufacturing in Philadelphia, but retained a residence in Washington, D.C.