Career
He held office from the school"s founding in 1880 until his death in December 1891. At the time of its founding, the city of Los Angeles had only 11,000 people. He was also the president during the creation of the precursor to the Spirit of Troy and the school"s first college football game in 1888.
Upon his death, the fledgling school was still facing financial hardships that became the focus of his successor, Joseph P. Widney, Doctor of Medicine