[1] In 1834, he became connected with Fraser's Magazine as an occasional contributor, assisting 'Father Prout' in his famous 'Reliques.'
He was an excellent classical scholar, and was responsible for some of Mahony's Greek and Latin verses.
Mahony introduces him in his 'Prout Papers' as 'Frank Cresswell of Furnival's Inn.
'[2] In 1841, he ran for election as a Member of Parliament for Cork City, which he won and took office on 5 July.
He was made a serjeant-at-law in February 1842[3] and was granted a patent of precedence in 1846.