Edmund O'Connor
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Edmund O'Connor was an American lawyer and politician from New York
. He was President pro tempore of the New York State Senate
in 1895.
when he was three years old, and they settled at Little Falls, New York
. After the death of his father in 1862, he began to work at a railroad blacksmith shop, and studied at Little Falls Academy and Delhi
Academy from where he graduated in 1868. Then he studied law in the office of Judge Rollin H. Smith in Little Falls, was admitted to the bar in 1870 in Oswego, New York
. In 1873, he removed to Binghamton. From 1880 on, he was a trustee of the Binghamton State Asylum
He was a Republican member of the New York State Senate
from 1890 to 1895, and was President pro tempore in 1895.
His brother William O'Connor was a port warden of the Port of New York
.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He was President pro tempore of the New York State Senate
Majority Leader of the New York State Senate
The Majority Leader of the New York State Senate is elected by the majority of the members of the New York State Senate. The position usually coincides with the title of Temporary President of the State Senate, who presides over the session of the State Senate if the Lieutenant Governor of New York...
in 1895.
Life
He came with his parents to the United StatesUnited States
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when he was three years old, and they settled at Little Falls, New York
Little Falls (city), New York
Little Falls is a city in Herkimer County, New York, USA. The population was 5,188 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a small cataract near the city....
. After the death of his father in 1862, he began to work at a railroad blacksmith shop, and studied at Little Falls Academy and Delhi
Delhi (town), New York
Delhi is a town in Delaware County, New York, USA. The population was 4,629 at the 2000 census.The Town of Delhi is in the east-central part of the county. The State University of New York at Delhi is located in this town, which contains the Village of Delhi...
Academy from where he graduated in 1868. Then he studied law in the office of Judge Rollin H. Smith in Little Falls, was admitted to the bar in 1870 in Oswego, New York
Oswego, New York
Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...
. In 1873, he removed to Binghamton. From 1880 on, he was a trustee of the Binghamton State Asylum
New York State Inebriate Asylum
The New York State Inebriate Asylum, later known as Binghamton State Hospital, was the first institution designed and constructed to treat alcoholism as a mental disorder. Located in Binghamton, NY, its imposing Gothic Revival exterior was designed by New York architect Isaac G. Perry and...
He was a Republican member of the New York State Senate
New York State Senate
The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...
from 1890 to 1895, and was President pro tempore in 1895.
His brother William O'Connor was a port warden of the Port of New York
Port of New York and New Jersey
The Port of New York and New Jersey comprises the waterways in the estuary of the New York-Newark metropolitan area with a port district encompassing an approximate area within a radius of the Statue of Liberty National Monument...
.
Sources
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oconnor.html Political Graveyard
- http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=990CEEDB1139E433A25755C1A9619C94699ED7CF Obit in NYT on July 16, 1898