Career
At the 1954 general election, he lost his seat to the Clann na Poblachta candidate Johnny Connor, but was then elected to the 8th Seanad on the Industrial and Commercial Panel, where he served until 1957. He stood again as a candidate for Dáil Éireann at the 1957 general election, but was unsuccessful. Lynch did not contest the subsequent election to the 9th Seanad, and died in June 1957.