Career
He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration) for the Tipperary constituency at the September 1927 general election. He was re-elected at the 1932 general election but lost his seat at the 1933 general election. He stood as an independent candidate at the 1943 general election but was not elected.
