Thomas G. O'Connor was the first Portland, Oregon, policeman to be killed in the line of duty. On 21 August 1867, Frank Miguel shot O'Connor. Miguel was shooting his pistol and threatening the peace. In a scuffle for the gun, a bullet ripped through O'Connor's leg. Medical conditions were poor in the 1860s, and O'Connor died from the wound.
O'Connor left a widow, Anna (McLaughlin) O'Connor, and two small children, Mary Catherine O'Connor (aged two), and William O'Connor (aged one). He also had three surviving children from his first marriage to Alice Slattery who died before 1860. Those children were Michael (born 1847), Margaret (born 1850), and John (born 1855).
O'Connor photos and memorabilia were saved in an old trunk by his great-grandson, John Raymond O'Connor. The trunk is now in possession of a genealogist who is working on uploading the photos to a genealogy site in hopes that O'Connor's descendants will find him.
A Multnomah County deputy sheriff badge was in the trunk. Since O'Connor worked for the Portland Police, there's a mystery about who used the badge.
O'Connor left a widow, Anna (McLaughlin) O'Connor, and two small children, Mary Catherine O'Connor (aged two), and William O'Connor (aged one). He also had three surviving children from his first marriage to Alice Slattery who died before 1860. Those children were Michael (born 1847), Margaret (born 1850), and John (born 1855).
O'Connor photos and memorabilia were saved in an old trunk by his great-grandson, John Raymond O'Connor. The trunk is now in possession of a genealogist who is working on uploading the photos to a genealogy site in hopes that O'Connor's descendants will find him.
A Multnomah County deputy sheriff badge was in the trunk. Since O'Connor worked for the Portland Police, there's a mystery about who used the badge.
Thomas G. O'Connor was the first Portland, Oregon, policeman to be killed in the line of duty. On 21 August 1867, Frank Miguel shot O'Connor. Miguel was shooting his pistol and threatening the peace. In a scuffle for the gun, a bullet ripped through O'Connor's leg. Medical conditions were poor in the 1860s, and O'Connor died from the wound.
O'Connor left a widow, Anna (McLaughlin) O'Connor, and two small children, Mary Catherine O'Connor (aged two), and William O'Connor (aged one). He also had three surviving children from his first marriage to Alice Slattery who died before 1860. Those children were Michael (born 1847), Margaret (born 1850), and John (born 1855).
O'Connor photos and memorabilia were saved in an old trunk by his great-grandson, John Raymond O'Connor. The trunk is now in possession of a genealogist who is working on uploading the photos to a genealogy site in hopes that O'Connor's descendants will find him.
A Multnomah County deputy sheriff badge was in the trunk. Since O'Connor worked for the Portland Police, there's a mystery about who used the badge.
O'Connor left a widow, Anna (McLaughlin) O'Connor, and two small children, Mary Catherine O'Connor (aged two), and William O'Connor (aged one). He also had three surviving children from his first marriage to Alice Slattery who died before 1860. Those children were Michael (born 1847), Margaret (born 1850), and John (born 1855).
O'Connor photos and memorabilia were saved in an old trunk by his great-grandson, John Raymond O'Connor. The trunk is now in possession of a genealogist who is working on uploading the photos to a genealogy site in hopes that O'Connor's descendants will find him.
A Multnomah County deputy sheriff badge was in the trunk. Since O'Connor worked for the Portland Police, there's a mystery about who used the badge.
Bio by: Connie Lenzen
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Deputy Marshal Portland's first law enforcement officer shot and killed in the line of duty. "We shall never forget"
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