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Born | Daniel Basil O'Connor January 8, 1892 Taunton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | March 9, 1972 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 80)
Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
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Children | 2 |
Daniel Basil O'Connor (January 8, 1892 – March 9, 1972) was an American lawyer and nonprofit executive. In cooperation with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt he started two foundations for the rehabilitation of polio patients and the research on polio prevention and treatment. From 1944 to 1949 he was chairman and president of the American Red Cross and from 1945 to 1950 he was chairman of the League of Red Cross Societies.