He entered King's Inns in 1900, and became a barrister in 1904 and senior counsel in 1924.
[2] He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a National League Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South constituency at the June 1927 general election.
[4] He lost his seat at the September 1927 general election but was elected as a Cumann na nGaedheal TD for the Dublin North constituency at a by-election on 3 April 1928 caused by the disqualification of James Larkin due to bankruptcy.
He stood as a Fine Gael candidate at the 1937 general election but did not retain his seat.
He also stood unsuccessfully as a pro-business Independent candidate at the 1943 general election.