Edmund O'Connor (November 1848 near Mallow,

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– July 15, 1898,

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) was an American lawyer and politician from

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. He was President pro tempore of the New York State Senate in 1895.

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He came with his parents to the

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when he was three years old, and they settled at

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. After the death of his father in 1862, he began to work at a railroad blacksmith shop, and studied at Little Falls Academy and

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Academy from where he graduated in 1868. Then he studied law in the office of Judge Rollin H. Smith in Little Falls, was admitted to the bar in 1870 in

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. In 1873, he removed to Binghamton. From 1880 on, he was a trustee of the Binghamton State Asylum He was a

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member of the

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from 1890 to 1895, sitting in the 113th, 114th, 115th, 116th (all four 24th D.), 117th and

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s (both 25th D.); and was president pro tempore in 1895. In the session of 1892, when Republican leader, he made a strong but unsuccessful fight against the re-apportionment of the state, and for his refusal to vote on an enumeration bill (voting reapportionment) he and two other senators were declared guilty of contempt by Lt. Gov.

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and their names taken from the roll. But they were supported by the judiciary committee in their position, were purged of contempt and their names restored. His brother William O'Connor was a port warden of the Port of New York.

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Obit in NYT on July 16, 1898 {{DEFAULTSORT:Oconnor, Edmund 19th-century Irish people 1848 births 1898 deaths People from County Cork Politicians from Binghamton, New York Republican Party New York (state) state senators Majority leaders of the New York State Senate Politicians from County Cork Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) Censured or reprimanded members of the New York State Legislature 19th-century American politicians Lawyers from Binghamton, New York 19th-century American lawyers

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