[1] From County Galway, he was a farmer, auctioneer and insurance representative before entering politics.
[1] He stood unsuccessfully as a Fianna Fáil candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Galway East constituency at the 1964 by-election and in the 1965 general election.
Hussey won a seat in the new Galway North-East constituency at the 1969 general election, and held it until the constituency was abolished in 1977.
He stood again at the next three general elections, but never returned to the Dáil.
[2] Thomas Hussey died at University Hospital Galway on 21 January 2024, at the age of 87.