He trained for the bar at the King's Inn in Dublin and Gray's Inn in London. During the Famine he was a Poor Law inspector in County Donegal and Galway. He came up with the idea of the Art Treasures Exhibition in Manchester in 1857.
He was trained in law at two prominent institutions: King's Inn in Dublin and Gray's Inn in London. During the Famine, he held a position as a Poor Law inspector in counties Donegal and Galway. He developed the concept for the Art Treasures Exhibition in Manchester in 1857.