US Congressman. O'Connor was born in Beaufort, (Beaufort County) S.C. on Sept. 29, 1831. He was a Representative of South Carolina. As a young boy he attended public schools and graduated from St. John’s College, Fordham, New York in 1850. O'Connor studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1854 and began his practice in Charleston, S.C. He was a member of the State house of representatives from 1858 to 1866. During the Civil War he served as a lieutenant in the Lafayette Artillery. He was, among other things, a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1872 and 1876 and an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1874 to the 44th Congress and in 1876 to the 45th Congresses. He was, however, elected as a Democrat to the 46th Congress (March 4, 1879 to March 3, 1881) and received credentials as a Member-elect to the 47th Congress, but died April 26, 1881 in Charleston.
US Congressman. O'Connor was born in Beaufort, (Beaufort County) S.C. on Sept. 29, 1831. He was a Representative of South Carolina. As a young boy he attended public schools and graduated from St. John’s College, Fordham, New York in 1850. O'Connor studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1854 and began his practice in Charleston, S.C. He was a member of the State house of representatives from 1858 to 1866. During the Civil War he served as a lieutenant in the Lafayette Artillery. He was, among other things, a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1872 and 1876 and an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1874 to the 44th Congress and in 1876 to the 45th Congresses. He was, however, elected as a Democrat to the 46th Congress (March 4, 1879 to March 3, 1881) and received credentials as a Member-elect to the 47th Congress, but died April 26, 1881 in Charleston.
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