 From 1839 to 1840, he was a Member of Parliament for Cavan and in 1844 High Sheriff of Cavan.He married twice, firstly on 30 May 1839 to Dorothea Pennefather (1824–1861), daughter of the eminent judge Richard Pennefather and his wife Jane Bennett.He married secondly on 31 May 1864 to Mary Anne Delap (died 1873), daughter of Samuel Delap of Monellan, County Donegal.