After the war he was appointed Surveyor General for the Dakota Territory under President Andrew Johnson and he practiced law in Yankton in the Dakota Territory with his younger half-brother Bartlett Tripp, later a judge and diplomat.
He was appointed Surveyor General for the Dakota Territory under President Andrew Johnson. This was after the war. He practiced law in Yankton in the Dakota Territory with his younger half-brother Bartlett Tripp. This was later a judge. He practiced law in Yankton in the Dakota Territory with his younger half-diplomat. This was later a judge.