 He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1922 general election as a Farmers' Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare–Wicklow constituency.He was re-elected at the 1923 general election, this time representing the Wicklow constituency.He lost his seat at the June 1927 general election and was an unsuccessful candidate at the September 1927 general election.