Sir Terence James O'Connor, KC (13 September 1891 – 7 May 1940) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom

Biography

Born in

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, O'Connor served with the

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and the

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during World War I. He was called to the bar in 1919, and became a

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of the

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in 1936. He was elected to the

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at the 1924 general election, as

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(MP) for

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, but lost his seat at the October 1929 general election to the

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candidate,

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. He was appointed a King's Counsel that year. O'Connor returned to

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seven months later in a by-election in the Nottingham Central constituency, and held the seat until his death in 1940, aged 48. At the time of his death, was serving as Solicitor General, a position he had held since 1936 .

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* 1940 deaths 1891 births Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 Politicians from Shropshire Solicitors General for England and Wales Knights Bachelor British King's Counsel People from Bridgnorth Ministers in the Chamberlain wartime government, 1939–1940 Ministers in the Chamberlain peacetime government, 1937–1939 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1890s-stub