In the 1918 general election, he was elected as a Sinn Féin MP for the Westmeath constituency, comfortably defeating his IPP challenger, and attended the proceedings of the First Dáil.
He was elected as a Sinn Féin MP for the Westmeath constituency, comfortably defeating his IPP challenger. This was in the 1918 general election. He attended the proceedings of the First Dáil. This was in the 1918 general election.