He was called to the bar in 1711, and in 1717 was appointed solicitor general to the prince of Wales.
He returned to Philadelphia to be a trial lawyer, then was appointed solicitor for the City of Philadelphia's law department.
He was appointed solicitor of the court of claims and served from 1858 to 1861.
In 1908, he was appointed solicitor for the second circuit of South Carolina, serving until 1910.
In 1910 he was appointed solicitor of the fourteenth judicial circuit of Alabama, serving until 1914.
(6) To appoint a guardian ad litem or solicitor for a child (s41).
In 1512 he was appointed solicitor for the Mercers' Company.
In February 1695 he was appointed solicitor to the wine licence office, a place valued at 100 pounds per annum.
He was appointed solicitor of the thirteenth judicial district in 1901.
He was appointed solicitor of Montgomery County in 1828 and later elected to that position.