sentences:  Maher returned to Brooklyn in 1902 and was active with several charitable and fraternal organizations, including the Civic Association of New York, Society of the Holy Name, Knights of Columbus, and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.Maher was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Sixty-first Congress in 1908.He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921).