He served as the commander of the 17th Infantry Brigade in the Spanish–American War and the 42nd Division "The Rainbow Division") in World War I. After he retired from military service, he became an executive at the Equitable Trust Company of New York.
Ia bertugas sebagai komandan Brigade Infanteri ke-17 dalam Perang Spanyol-Amerika tahun 1898 dan komandan Divisi Infanteri ke-42 ("Divisi Pelangi") pada Perang Dunia I. Setelah ia pensiun dari penugasan militer, ia menjadi eksekutif di Equitable Trust Company of New York.