In 1855 he was elected to a single term as Ohio Secretary of State.

He served as Clerk for the Ohio Secretary of State from 1853 to 1854.

In 2009, he announced his candidacy for Ohio Secretary of State.

In 1946, he failed to get the Republican nomination for Ohio Secretary of State.

He was state statistician in 1915 and 1916 in the Ohio Secretary of State's office.

In 1926, he was elected Ohio Secretary of State and served from 1927 to 1933.

He was elected Ohio Secretary of State in 1922 and 1924, serving 1923-1927.

These were the final certified numbers as reported on the Ohio Secretary of State's website.

The proposal was then certified on July 21, 2011 by the Ohio Secretary of State.

Lost election for Ohio Secretary of State in 1902.