He was Member of Parliament (MP) for South Fermanagh from 1885 to 1892, private secretary to the Irish leader Charles Stewart Parnell from 1880 to 1891, and Town Clerk of Dublin from 1893 to 1920.
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for South Fermanagh from 1885 to 1892, acted as secretary to Irish nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell from 1880 to 1891, and served as Town Clerk of Dublin from 1893 to 1920.