Terrance Patrick O'Connor, QC (born March 24, 1940) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the

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from 1972 to 1974, and in the

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from 1985 to 1987. O'Connor was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. From 1993 to 2015 he was a judge of the

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Background

O'Connor was born in Toronto, and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Western Ontario. He was

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in 1966. He served as executive assistant to

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Allan Lawrence.

Politics

O'Connor was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1972 federal election, defeating Liberal incumbent

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by 2,221 votes in Halton. The election was won by the Liberals under

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, and O'Connor served as an opposition member for two years. He lost to Liberal Frank Philbrook by 1,911 votes in the 1974 election. Eleven years later, O'Connor was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate Doug Carrothers by 687 votes in Oakville. The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario won a narrow

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in this election under Frank Miller's leadership, and was soon defeated in the legislature. In opposition, O'Connor served as his party's critic for Justice and the Attorney General. He was defeated in the 1987 election, losing to Doug Carrothers by 1,291 votes.

Federal (Halton)

Ontario (Oakville South)

Judicial record

In 1993, O'Connor was appointed a judge of the

. In 1997 he was appointed as a Deputy Judge of the

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and the Nunavut Court of Justice. He retired in 2015 at the age of 75.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oconnor, Terry 1940 births Canadian people of Irish descent Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Toronto Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs