Translation

Select text and it is translated.
This area is result which is translated word.

Herbert O'Conor

This article or section includes a list of referencesor external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations.
You can improvethis article by introducing more precise citations.
Herbert R. O'Conor
51st Governor of MarylandIn office
1939-1947Preceded by Harry W. NiceSucceeded by William Preston Lane, Jr.Born November 17, 1896(1896-11-17)
Baltimore, MarylandDied March 4, 1960(aged 63)
Baltimore, Maryland Political party DemocraticSpouse Eugenia Byrnes Children Herbert R. Jr, Eugene F., James P., Robert, and Mary P. O'Conor Residence Baltimore, Maryland Religion Roman Catholic

Herbert Romulus O'Conor (November 17, 1896 – March 4, 1960), a Democrat, was the 51st Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1939 to 1947. He also served as in the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1947 to 1953.

O'Conor was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He received his B.A. degree from Loyola College and graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1920. While in school, O'Conor was a reporter for the Baltimore Sun and Baltimore Evening Sun from 1919 to 1920. In 1920, O'Conor married Eugenia Byrnes and had five children, Herbert Jr, Eugene, James, Robert and Mary.

From 1921 to 1922, O'Conor served as the assistant state's attorney for Baltimore. In 1923, he was elected State's Attorney of Baltimore City, and served there until he was elected as the Attorney General of Maryland in 1932. O'Conor also served in the National Association of Attorneys General in 1937.

O'Conor was elected as Governor of Maryland in 1939. In doing so, he became the first Roman Catholic of Irish descent to serve in that position. As governor, O'Conor created the Maryland Council of Defense during the Second World War. He also worked towards improving the state transportation system, and worked towards the construction of new bridges over the Susquehanna and Potomac Rivers. He also worked with other states to encourage inter-state cooperation, and served in positions including the Chairman of the Governor's Conference in 1941, and the President of the Council of State Government in 1943.

Near the end of World War II, O'Conor sought to improve the effects of the War and founded the Commission on Post War Reconstruction and Development. He also sought to improve the Maryland healthcare system.

O'Conor resigned in 1947 after having been elected to the United States Senate, but chose not to run for re-election in 1953. In the Senate, Hughes served as chairman of the Special Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce during the Eighty-first Congress. After his tenure in Senate, he continued the practice of law in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., until his death in Baltimore. He is interred in New Cathedral Cemetery.

Building dedications

  • Herbert R. O'Conor State Building in Baltimore, Maryland.[1]

References

External links

Preceded by
William Preston Lane, Jr.Attorney General of Maryland
1934 Succeeded by
William C. Walsh Preceded by
Harry NiceGovernor of Maryland
1939—1947 Succeeded by
William Preston Lane, Jr.Preceded by
George L. P. RadcliffeUnited States Senator (Class 1) from Maryland
1947 – 1953
Served alongside: John Butler, Millard TydingsSucceeded by
James Glenn Beall
v • d • eGovernors of MarylandColonialL. Calvert• Greene• Stone• Fendall• P. Calvert• C. Calvert, 3rd Baron• Wharton• Notley• C. Calvert, 3rd Baron• B. Calvert• Joseph• Coode• Neh. Blakiston• Copley• Lawrence• Andros• Greenberry• Andros• Lawrence• Nicholson• Nat. Blakiston• Tench• Seymour• Lloyd• Hart• Brooke• C. Calvert, 5th Baron• B.L. Calvert• Ogle• C. Calvert, 5th Baron• Ogle• Bladen• Ogle• Tasker• Sharpe• EdenStatehoodJohnson• T. Lee• Paca• Smallwood• J. Howard• Plater• Brice• T. Lee• Stone• Henry• Ogle• Mercer• R. Bowie• Wright• E. Lloyd• R. Bowie• Winder• Ridgely• C. Goldsborough• Sprigg• Stevens• Kent• Martin• T. Carroll• Martin• G. Howard• J. Thomas• Veazey• Grason• F. Thomas• Pratt• P. Thomas• Lowe• Ligon• Hicks• Bradford• Swann• O. Bowie• Whyte• Groome• J. Carroll• Hamilton• McLane• H. Lloyd• Jackson• Brown• Lowndes• Smith• Warfield• Crothers• P. Goldsborough• Harrington• Ritchie• Nice• O'Conor • Lane• McKeldin• Tawes• Agnew• Mandel• Hughes• Schaefer• Glendening• Ehrlich• O'Malley
v • d • eUnited States Senators from MarylandClass 1Carroll • Potts • Howard • S.Smith • Harper • Hanson • Pinkney • S. Smith • Kent • Merrick • Johnson • Stewart • Pratt • Kennedy • Johnson • Whyte • Hamilton • Whyte • Gorman • McComas • Rayner • Jackson • Lee • France • Bruce • P. Goldsborough • Radcliffe • O'Conor • Beall, Sr. • J. Tydings • Beall, Jr. • Sarbanes • CardinClass 3Henry • J. Lloyd • Hindman • Wright • Reed • R. Goldsborough • E. Lloyd • Chambers • R. Goldsborough • Spence • Kerr • Pearce • Hicks • Creswell • Thomas • Vickers • Dennis • Groome • Wilson • Gibson • Wellington • Gorman • Whyte • J. Smith • Weller • M. Tydings • Butler • Brewster • Mathias • Mikulski
v • d • eChairmen of the National Governors AssociationWillson• McGovern• Walsh• Spry• Capper• Harrington• Allen• Sproul• Cox• Trinkle• Brewster• McMullen• Dern• Case• Pollard• Rolph• McNutt• Peery• Cochran• Stark• Vanderbilt• Stassen• O'Conor • Saltonstall• Maw• Martin• Caldwell• Hildreth• Hunt• Lane• Carlson• Lausche• Peterson• Shivers• Thornton• Kennon• Langlie• Stanley• Stratton• Collins• Boggs• McNichols• Powell• Rosellini• Anderson• Sawyer• Reed• Guy• Volpe• Ellington• Love• Hearnes• Moore• Mandel• Evans• Rampton• Ray• Andrus• Askew• Milliken• Carroll• Bowen• Busbee• Snelling• Matheson• J. Thompson• Carlin• Alexander• Clinton• Sununu• Baliles• Branstad• Gardner• Ashcroft• Romer• Campbell• Dean• T. Thompson• Miller• Voinovich• Carper• Leavitt• Glendening• Engler• Patton• Kempthorne• Warner• Huckabee• Napolitano• Pawlenty
Categories: 1896 births | 1960 deaths | Governors of Maryland | People from Baltimore, Maryland | Maryland Attorneys General | Irish-American politicians | University of Maryland, Baltimore alumni | United States Senators from Maryland | Loyola College in Maryland alumniHidden category: Articles lacking in-text citations

Link former page on this page

Related word on this page

Related Shopping on this page