He emigrated from Cork, Ireland to the United States circa 1885 and is first listed in Brookline in 1900. He initially worked as a deliveryman for the Chase Express Co. in Brookline Village and was then a chauffeur for over fifty years working into his late seventies. He lived for a number of years at 44 Brook St. side by side with his daughter’s family at number 46. After the death of his wife in 1955, he moved in with his daughter’s family at their new house at nearby 72 Toxteth St.