John J. O'Connor (New York representative)

John Joseph O'Connor
Chair of the House Rules Committee
In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939
Speaker	Joseph W. Byrns Sr. William B. Bankhead
Preceded by	William B. Bankhead
Succeeded by	Adolph J. Sabath
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th district
In office November 6, 1923 – January 3, 1939
Preceded by	William Bourke Cockran
Succeeded by	James H. Fay
Member of the New York State Assembly from the New York County, 12th district
In office January 1, 1921 – November 6, 1923
Preceded by	Martin G. McCue
Succeeded by	Paul T. Kammerer Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1885-11-23)November 23, 1885 Raynham, Massachusetts
Died	January 26, 1960(1960-01-26) (aged 74) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Brown University Harvard University School of Law

John Joseph O'Connor (November 23, 1885 – January 26, 1960) was an American politician from New York.

Life[]

O'Connor was born in Raynham, Massachusetts. He graduated from Brown University in 1908 and Harvard University School of Law in 1911.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 12th D.) in 1921, 1922 and 1923.

He was elected as a Democrat to the 68th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W. Bourke Cockran, and was re-elected to the 69th, 70th, 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th and 75th United States Congresses, holding office from November 6, 1923, to January 3, 1939. He was one of the few Democrats targeted in the 1938 primaries by Franklin D. Roosevelt to be defeated.^[1] He was a delegate at large to the 1936 Democratic National Convention. He died in Washington, D.C..

He was chairman of the House Rules Committee between 1935 and 1939.

He was interred at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring, Maryland.^[2]

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Dodge, Andrew R. (2005). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: 1774-2005. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160731761.

External links[]

• Media related to John J. O'Connor (politician) at Wikimedia Commons

• United States Congress. "John J. O'Connor (id: O000030)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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