He was President of “The Akron Hardware Company”. He was a Treasurer in Summit County, OH from 1891 to 1893 & one time he served as a Special Constable to helped arrest a possible murderer and conveyed him to Richfield center then to Akron, OH. He served in the Civil War. There were 150 men from Richfield that served in the War. He is listed in the 1860 Summit County, OH census as being 27 born in OH, married, occupation was Postmaster, and his net worth is $4,000.