Chairman of Democratic Committee, Preston Co., 1877-82
Special Judge of Circuit Court, Tucker Co., W. Va., 1880
Mayor of Kingwood 1882
Judge of Superior Court, Cook Co., Ill., 1893-8
Senior member of law firm of Winston, Payne, Strawn, and Shaw, Chicago, to 1918
General Counsel U. S. Shipping Board, E.F.C., 1917-8
General Counsel U.S. R.R. Administration 1917-9
Chairman of U. S. Shipping Board 1919-20
Secretary of the Interior Feb 1920-Mch 1921
Director General of Railroads 1920-1
Chairman of American Red Cross 1 Oct 1921 to date of his death
Commissioner to Mexico 1923
L.L.D. George Washington University 1919; University of Cincinnati 1920; William and Mary College and Washington and Lee University 1926. Commander of Legion of Honor (France). Also he held decorations from Belgium, Greece, Japan, China, Costa Rica, Chili, Sweden, Poland, Austria, etc. (See Who's Who in America).
Chairman of Democratic Committee, Preston Co., 1877-82
Special Judge of Circuit Court, Tucker Co., W. Va., 1880
Mayor of Kingwood 1882
Judge of Superior Court, Cook Co., Ill., 1893-8
Senior member of law firm of Winston, Payne, Strawn, and Shaw, Chicago, to 1918
General Counsel U. S. Shipping Board, E.F.C., 1917-8
General Counsel U.S. R.R. Administration 1917-9
Chairman of U. S. Shipping Board 1919-20
Secretary of the Interior Feb 1920-Mch 1921
Director General of Railroads 1920-1
Chairman of American Red Cross 1 Oct 1921 to date of his death
Commissioner to Mexico 1923
L.L.D. George Washington University 1919; University of Cincinnati 1920; William and Mary College and Washington and Lee University 1926. Commander of Legion of Honor (France). Also he held decorations from Belgium, Greece, Japan, China, Costa Rica, Chili, Sweden, Poland, Austria, etc. (See Who's Who in America).