Career
He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until he lost his seat at the 1977 general election.
He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until he lost his seat at the 1977 general election.
A farmer before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration) for the Sligo–Leitrim constituency at the 1961 by-election following the death of the Fianna Fáil Territorial Decoration Stephen Flynn. His nephew Tony McLoughlin was elected as a Fine Gael Territorial Decoration for Sligo–North Leitrim at the 2011 general election.