Charles Owen O'Conor, O'Conor Don PC ( ga, Cathal Eóghan Ó Conchubhair Donn; 7 May 1838 – 30 June 1906),John P. McCarthy
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Life

The eldest son of

Denis O'Conor Denis O'Conor, O'Conor Don ( ga, Donnchadh Ó Conchubhair Donn; 1794–1847) of Clonalis, County Roscommon, was an Irish nobleman, and Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons. Early life and family He was born in May 1794 t ...

, Charles O'Conor was educated at

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and became an

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(MP) for

Roscommon Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads. The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who built ...

from March 1860 until his defeated at the 1880 general election. He was an unsuccessful candidate for

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in 1883. He was appointed

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for 1863 and High Sheriff of Roscommon for 1884. He was also President of the Society for the Preserving the Irish Language, a precursor of the

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. He wrote a history of his family called "The O'Conors of Connacht". He married twice; firstly Georgina Mary, the daughter of Thomas Perry, with whom he had four sons, and secondly Ellen Letitia, the daughter of John Lewis More O'Ferrall, of Co. Longford. He was succeeded by his son,

Denis Charles Joseph O'Conor Denis Charles Joseph O'Conor, O'Conor Don (26 October 1869 – 22 February 1917) was an Irish lawyer and hereditary Chief of the Name O'Conor. O'Conor was the son of Charles Owen O'Conor and Georgina Mary Perry. He was educated at Downside School ...

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* 1838 births 1906 deaths People educated at Downside School Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Roscommon constituencies (1801–1922) Irish Liberal Party MPs Lord-Lieutenants of Roscommon UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 Charles Owen Irish chiefs of the name Members of the Privy Council of Ireland High Sheriffs of County Sligo High Sheriffs of Roscommon {{Liberal-UK-MP-stub