sentences:  In 1891, he was appointed by U.S. President Benjamin Harrison as part of a commission to select lands for permanent reservations for the Mission Indians in Southern California.In 1895, he was elected to the Michigan Supreme Court, commencing his office on January 1, 1896.He served on the court for the next 30 years, and was Chief Justice in 1904-1905, 1912, and 1920.