Charles O'Connor Hennessy (September 11, 1860 – 1936) was an American

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politician who served as a member of both the New Jersey General Assembly and the

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. In 1916 he ran unsuccessfully for

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. He played a major role in the growth of Haworth, New Jersey, where he founded the

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. He was chairman of the Franklin Society for Building and Savings. He was a dedicated advocate of Georgism.

Biography

He was born on September 11, 1860, in Waterford, Ireland and had a brother John Aloysius Hennessy. He migrated from Ireland to

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and then to

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. He served a single two-year term in the New Jersey General Assembly before being elected to the

. Having introduced the legislation, Hennessy helped see passage of proposals to stage a convention to amend the Constitution of New Jersey, and approval of bills to approve an

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and the direct election of members of the

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.Scannell, John James
''Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens and State Guide: Biographies of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the State's History, Affairs, Officialism and Institutions 1919–1920 (Volume II)''
p. 217. J. J. Scannell, 1919. Accessed December 1, 2013. He died on October 19, 1936, at age 76 in Haworth, New Jersey.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hennessy, Charles Oconnor 1860 births 1936 deaths Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly Democratic Party New Jersey state senators Politicians from Bergen County, New Jersey People from Haworth, New Jersey Irish emigrants to the United States Politicians from Waterford (city) 20th-century American legislators 20th-century New Jersey politicians