Daniel O'Connor (31 January 1864 – 30 March 1933) was a Canadian politician, businessman and

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from

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. In the late 1880s, O'Connor moved to

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where he became associated with economy, life and industry, becoming the town's second mayor in 1894. Later, O'Connor travelled north where he founded the town of

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and opened Lady Evelyn Hotel, the Temagami Inn and Ronnoco Hotel. When O'Connor moved to Temagami, he was hoping to find some mineral prospects. In 1899, O'Connor created test pits in east-central

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that later became

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, which is named after him. Other mines in Temagami that bare his name are Little Dan at Arsenic Lake and O'Connor near

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. O'Connor continued to move northwards where he discovered deposits of gold. He moved to Connaught, Ontario and ran a general store.

Personal life

O'Connor was born in

to Patrick O'Connor, and the family moved to Sudbury when he was young. His brother Larry was also a mayor of Sudbury. On 30 March 1933, O'Connor died at St. Mary's hospital in the city of

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where his daughter was living, after being hospitalized there for a week. The cause of his death was

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.Item 2 – Daniel O'Connor 1894 – 2
/ref> He was survived by his wife and his daughter, Jos. Clemens.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Oconnor, Dan Canadian gold prospectors Businesspeople from Greater Sudbury 1864 births 1933 deaths People from Pembroke, Ontario People from Temagami Mayors of Sudbury, Ontario Deaths from bronchopneumonia