Career
He was born September 20, 1846 in County Fermanagh, Ireland. His family emigrated to New York City in 1859 and moved to Ouray, Colorado in 1877. He became a mason and worked as a contractor and miner as well as an organizer of labor unions.
He served as a Colorado Assemblyman from 1893 to 1895 and state senator 1895 to 1899.
He died May 4, 1902 in Ouray.
