Career
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration) for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1932 general election. He was re-elected at the 1933, 1937 and 1938 general elections. He died in 1942 during the 10th Dáil, no by-election was held for his seat.
