He was employed by the Scranton Transit Company on March 4, 1908 as a conductor for the Carbondale lines.

His grandson James Martin Munley served as a United States District Court judge.

[2][3] While living in Mayfield, Pennsylvania, in 1918, Munley held his first political office when he was elected as borough auditor.

His next forray into politics occurred in 1922 when he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, succeeding Rep. Will Jones.

Munley died while in office, on March 9, 1938, in Scranton, Pennsylvania after suffering a paralytic stroke while attending a wrestling match in Archbald.