Background
He was born in Ottawa on Saint Patrick"s Day in 1881, the son of poor Irish parents.
He was born in Ottawa on Saint Patrick"s Day in 1881, the son of poor Irish parents.
He worked as a clerk in a drug store, studied to become a pharmacist and opened his own drug store. He owned several movie theatres in the city. He was first elected to city council in 1922.
He died of influenza in 1941, aged 59.