He attended St. Joseph's Preparatory School and received a business degree from La Salle College.

[1] He worked as a real estate and insurance broker, and was a business partner and friend of William J.

Byrne won the election, representing Northeast Philadelphia's 10th district, as the Democrats took control of the city government for the first time in 67 years.

[3] In 1963, he and fellow Councilman Victor E. Moore were indicted for perjury during a grand jury investigation of city government, but were both acquitted.

[6] His term on the Turnpike Commission expired in June 1965; he was still serving until a successor was appointed when he died of a heart attack that August.