 He was treasurer of Cluett, Peabody & Co. from 1900 to 1916, vice president from 1916 to 1929, and chairman of the board of directors from 1929 to 1937.He was head of the employment division of the Watervliet Government Arsenal in 1918 and served on a special mission to France for the Y.M.C.A.in 1918.