Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-13
SECOND EDITION.
TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 10, 1884
CHARLES O'CONOR.


Of tho American Bar-A sketch OF
His Career.
NANTUCKET, Mass, May 13.-Charles
O'Conor, the distin guished lawyer died
here. He expired at 3;25 yesterday after
noon. His mind was clear and sound to
the last. Three minutes before dissolu-
'tion he opened his eyes, put his hand to
the doctor and then In a clear, strong voice
exclaimed, "My God ~ and expired
without a struggle.
Hisfuneral will take place at st. Pat.
riok's cathedral, New York.
A sketch OF His Life.
The illness which has proved fatal to
the great lawyer was the result of cold
contracted three weeks ago, which until
early last week was not considered Of
much serious Importance. The doctors
termed his sickness reflex of the stomach
and for some days his sight has been gone.
In November, 1875, he was attacked by q
cold and contracted very severe illness,
and his death was looked for az certain.
At that time he was so entirely paralyzed
by atrophy OF tho stomach as to be
incapable Of taking nourishment Of any
kind, and on the 9Th OF November,
at his own request, the last rites
of the Roman Catholic church were
administered by Cardinal McCloskey.
Fortunate treatment aud incessant care
and attention pulled him through, and in
January of 1876 ho was as well as ever.
Mr.. O'Conor was descended from an old
and distinguished family, living for geDer.
ations in tho province OF Connaught,
freland-the direct descendants of those
kings of Connaught who were the last
Miesian monarchs Of Ireland. Tho
O'Conor Don, lately member of
the British Parliament for the county
| of Roscommou, is tho present nearest rep.
| resentative Of tho family. Charles O'Con
| or's father came from Ireland in 1901,
and Charles was born in Now York city
| 10 January, 1904. At the age of twelve
| O'Conor entered upon his legal studies. 1t
| was neU law reading simply--it was earnest
thorough, ,unremitting study. He threw into
mis- studies all the force, iervor, passion of
hil ardent young nature But in those
l years ne suffered privation. He dressed
poorly and often suffered the btsar plugs
L of hunger. Often iu those days | went
1 all day without eating and TO bed without
any supper" he has said. La 1924 he was
l admitted to the bar at the age of twonty
years, and at onco took foremost
place as an ablo lawyer. His prac =
l tice from the first was extensive and con
| tinued 80 duriug his lito In 1S40 he be
came a member OF the NV York consti
tutional convention. Mr. OCOnor never
l had much to do with practical politics
l He was Democrat all his life. ln his
l early days he twice ran for assistant alder
man of tho Sixth ward, New York, bu
was defeated both times. lu the hare
and soft shell times he was place
on the hard ticket rs a candidate for lieu
tenant governor and deIe atsd. At tn
time of the United States bank b
l took the part of the conservatives an
| opposed the extreme yiowS of the Demo'
| racy in relation to our finances, aud side
with Senator Rives, of Virginia, and Sen
ator Tallmadge, of Now York, tho leader
then of the conservative pIrty. In 1851
when Webster and Clay and Cas-
united for the peace OF tho coun
. try, ho then became an adyOcat
To-! their pacilicatOry measures III
stand in the last war Is well knoSa, IL
| was opposed to the wax aud took extrom
constitutional views, He was firm throug
out-iu his published letters and spaecne
and in his becoming one OF The Oondsme
of Jcff Davis and in his voluntary profile
| of his professional services IN his behai
TIE candidacy of Mr.. O'Couor for pres
dent in 1872 hardly made q ripple in h!
professional or his Gocial life. At til
convention of wOrkingmon in New Yorl
that year he was chosen IS its candidate
Mr.. O'Conor declined to be tho candidate
but, notwithstanding that, he receive
lei, $50 votes throughout tho country. MIR
lO'Conor died in his gp''~dii mansion Over
looking the sea at Nantucket, Mass
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