Terence O'Connor

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Sir Terence James O'Connor (13 September 18917 May 1940) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom

He was elected to the House of Commons at the 1924 general election, as Member of Parliament for Luton, but lost his seat at the October 1929 general election to the Liberal candidate, Leslie Burgin.

O'Connor returned to Parliament seven months later in a by-election in the Nottingham Central constituency, and held the seat until his death in 1940, aged 49.

At the time of his death, was serving as Solicitor General, a position he had held since 1936 .

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Geoffrey William Algernon Howard
Member of Parliament for Luton
19241929
Succeeded by
Leslie Burgin
Preceded by
Sir Albert Bennett
Member of Parliament for Nottingham Central
19301940
Succeeded by
Frederick Sykes
Legal Offices
Preceded by
Sir Donald Somervell
Solicitor General for England and Wales
1936–1940
Succeeded by
Sir William Jowitt