John Joseph O'Connor | |
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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 | Raynham, Massachusetts | November 23, 1885
Died | January 26, 1960 Washington, D.C. | (aged 74)
Political party | Democratic (until 1938) Republican (1938–1960) |
Children | Daniel O'connor |
Alma mater | Brown University Harvard University School of Law |
John Joseph O'Connor (November 23, 1885 – January 26, 1960) was an American lawyer and politician from New York City. From 1923 to 1939, he served eight terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
A leader of the conservative Democrats, he chaired the powerful House Rules Committee. President Franklin Roosevelt made him a major target of his purge of Democrats who opposed the New Deal, and he was defeated in 1938.[1]