(30/10/1922 - 08/11/1995)
13th Dáil - Elected at by-election 7th December 1948
16th Dáil - Minister for Post and Telegraphs [20 March 1957 to 4 December 1957]
Minister for Local Government [27 November 1957 to 11 October 1961]
17th Dáil - Minister for Local Government [11 October 1961 to 21 April 1965]
18th Dáil - Minister for Local Government [21 April 1965 to 10 November 1966]
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries [10 November 1966 to 2 July 1969]19th Dáil - Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries [2 July 1969 to 7 May 1970 (dismissed)]