| 1869 | Born near Bastrop in Morehouse Parish |
| 1898-1900 | State Senator |
| 1900-1906 | State District Judge |
| 1906-1911 | State Appellate Judge, |
| 1912-1916 | Louisiana Governor |
| 1918-1921 | Assistant Attorney General |
| 1921 | Dies and is buried in Bastrop Cemetery. |
| 1912 | Louisiana Supreme Court Justice |
| 1912-1916 | Governor of Louisiana |