ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ, hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə slˈiːɡoʊ kˈaʊnti kˈaʊnsəl æz ɐ kjˈuːmən nˈɑː ˈɛn ɡˈiːdhiəl ænd fˈaɪn ɡˈeɪl kˈændᵻdˌeɪt ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli.
In 1928 and 1934, he was elected to Sligo County Council as a Cumann na nGaedheal and Fine Gael candidate respectively.