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Charles O'Connor (musician)
Charles O'Connor may refer to: * Charles O'Connor (politician) (1878–1940), American lawyer and politician * Charles O'Connor (judge) (1854–1928), Irish judge, the last Master of the Rolls in Ireland * Charles S. O'Connor (1879–1948), American politician * Charles Yelverton O'Connor (1843–1902), Irish-born engineer of New Zealand and Australia * Charles O'Connor (musician) (born 1948), English musician, member of the Irish group Horslips See also * Charles O'Conor (other) Charles O'Conor may refer to: * Charles O'Conor (historian) (1710–1791), Irish writer, historian, and antiquarian * Charles O'Conor (priest) (1764–1828), Irish priest and historian, grandson of the above * Charles O'Conor (American politician) ( ... * Charles Connor (other) {{hndis, Oconnor, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles O'Connor (politician)
Charles O'Connor (October 26, 1878 – November 15, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district from 1929 to 1931. He was a member of the Republican Party. Biography O'Connor was born on a farm near Edina, Knox County, Missouri son of Charles and Catherine (née McCarthy) O'Connor, and attended the rural schools. He graduated from the State Teachers' College, Greeley, Colorado, in 1901 and from the law department of the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1904. Admitted to the bar the same year, he commenced practice in Boulder, Colorado. In 1905 he married Elizabeth Buell. They had three sons, one of whom died at a young age. Career From 1911 to 1913, O'Connor was the first Assistant Attorney General of Colorado. He became city attorney of Boulder from 1917 through 1918; and then moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1919. There he continued the practice of his profession. Elected as a Republican member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles O'Connor (judge)
Charles Andrew O'Connor, (31 December 1854 – 18 October 1928) was an Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1924 to 1925. His judgment in a case of ''R. (Egan) v. Macready'' is still influential. Background and education Born on 31 December 1854, he was the third son of Charles Andrew O'Connor, solicitor, of Roscommon.Walford (1919), p. 1008 His mother Catherine was the daughter of C. G. Smyth. O'Connor was educated at St Stanislaus College and went then to Trinity College Dublin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1876, and in 1877 was elected Auditor of the College Historical Society.Ball (2005), p. 383 In 1876, he was admitted to the Middle Temple and two years later he was called to the Irish Bar.Debrett (1922), p. 350 In 1890, he obtained his Master of Arts. Judicial career O'Connor was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1894 and was chosen a bencher after two years. He was appointed First Serjeant in 1907 and became Solicitor-General for Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles S
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was ''Churl, Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinisation of names, Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as ''Carolus (other), Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Yelverton O'Connor
Charles Yelverton O'Connor, (11 January 1843 – 10 March 1902), was an Irish engineer who is best known for his work in Western Australia, especially the construction of Fremantle Harbour, thought to be impossible, and the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme. Early life O'Connor was born in Gravelmount House, a small country house in Castletown Kilpatrick, a parish located between Kells and Ardee in the north of County Meath in Ireland. He was the third and youngest son and fourth child of John O'Connor, a farmer and company secretary, and his wife Mary Elizabeth, ''née'' O'Keefe. O'Connor was home-schooled by his aunt before being educated at Waterford Endowed School (also known as Bishop Foy's School ). In 1859 he was apprenticed to John Chaloner Smith as a railway engineer. At the age of 21 he emigrated to New Zealand, and on 6 September 1866 was appointed assistant engineer for Canterbury Province under Edward Dobson. His first task was the construction of the Otira Gorge sect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles O'Connor (musician)
Charles O'Connor may refer to: * Charles O'Connor (politician) (1878–1940), American lawyer and politician * Charles O'Connor (judge) (1854–1928), Irish judge, the last Master of the Rolls in Ireland * Charles S. O'Connor (1879–1948), American politician * Charles Yelverton O'Connor (1843–1902), Irish-born engineer of New Zealand and Australia * Charles O'Connor (musician) (born 1948), English musician, member of the Irish group Horslips See also * Charles O'Conor (other) Charles O'Conor may refer to: * Charles O'Conor (historian) (1710–1791), Irish writer, historian, and antiquarian * Charles O'Conor (priest) (1764–1828), Irish priest and historian, grandson of the above * Charles O'Conor (American politician) ( ... * Charles Connor (other) {{hndis, Oconnor, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horslips
Horslips are an Irish Celtic rock band that compose, arrange and perform songs frequently inspired by traditional Irish airs, jigs and Reel (dance), reels. The group are regarded as 'founding fathers of Celtic rock' for their fusion of traditional Irish music with rock music and went on to inspire many local and international acts. They formed in 1970 and 'retired' in 1980 for an extended period. The name originated from a spoonerism on Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse which became "The Four Poxmen of The Horslypse". Although Horslips had limited commercial success when the band was playing in the 70s, there was a revival of interest in their music in the late 1990s and they came to be regarded as one of the defining bands of the Celtic rock genre. There have since been small scale reunions including appearances on ''The Late Late Show (Irish talk show), The Late Late Show'' and RTÉ's ''Other Voices (Irish TV series), Other Voices''. The ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles O'Conor (other)
Charles O'Conor may refer to: * Charles O'Conor (historian) (1710–1791), Irish writer, historian, and antiquarian * Charles O'Conor (priest) (1764–1828), Irish priest and historian, grandson of the above * Charles O'Conor (American politician) (1804–1884), American lawyer and 1872 presidential candidate * Charles Owen O'Conor Charles Owen O'Conor, O'Conor Don PC ( ga, Cathal Eóghan Ó Conchubhair Donn; 7 May 1838 – 30 June 1906),John P. McCarthyIreland: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present p. 379 was an Irish politician Life The eldest son of Den ... (1838–1906), Irish MP See also * Charles O'Connor (other) * Charles Connor (other) {{hndis, Oconor, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
