John J. O'Connor

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John Joseph O'Connor (November 23, 1885 - January 26, 1960) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

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 from 1920 until 1923. He was elected to Congress in 1923 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W. Bourke Cockran and represented New York's 16th congressional district from November 6, 1923 until January 3, 1939. He was a delegate at large to the 1936 Democratic National Convention. He died in Washington, D.C..

Preceded by
W. Bourke Cockran
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 16th congressional district

1923–1939
Succeeded by
James H. Fay

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