Denis Maurice O'Conor (; 24 July 1840 – 26 July 1883) was an Irish barrister and

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politician who represented

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in the House of Commons. The second son of Denis O'Conor, O'Conor Don and the brother of Charles Owen O'Conor, O'Conor Don, Denis Maurice O'Conor was educated at

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and the

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, graduating MA in 1861 and LLD in 1866. He was called to the bar by the

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in Easter Term, 1866. A magistrate for

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, he was High Sheriff of Roscommon for 1865. A Liberal and a Home Ruler, O'Conor represented

in the House of Commons from December 1868 until his death.

Personal Life

On the 5 August 1873 he married Ellen Isabella, the eldest daughter of Rev. William Trevelyan Kevill-Davies of

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by his wife Ellen, daughter of Matthew O'Brien of Newcastle, Co. Limerick and had issue; *Charles William O'Conor (b. 17 Dec 1878 - d. 13 May 1963); who married Evelyn Lowry-Corry daughter of

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Hon. Armar Lowry-Corry (second son of

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) by his wife Geraldine, daughter of James King King of Staunton Park,

and had issue; ** Denis Armar O'Conor, O'Conor Don (b. 13 Jan 1912 - d. 10 Jul 2000) **Roderic Charles O'Conor (b. 12 Aug 1913 - d. 6 Apr 1985) He died on 26 July 1883 at age 43 at his residence in 110

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Ancestry

References

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* 1840 births 1883 deaths People educated at Downside School Alumni of the University of London Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Sligo constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1868–1874 UK MPs 1874–1880 UK MPs 1880–1885 Irish Liberal Party MPs Denis Maurice High sheriffs of Roscommon {{Liberal-UK-MP-stub