Gerald O'Connor
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C. Gerald O'Connor | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
In office August 22, 1935 – March 20, 1940 | |
Constituency | Edmonton |
Personal details | |
Born | Liberal | December 3, 1890
Spouse | Victoria Smith |
Relatives | George Bligh O'Connor (1883-1956) (Brother) George Hamilton (Great-grandfather) |
Alma mater | Osgoode Hall Law School |
Occupation | lawyer, judge |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Canada |
Branch/service | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 138th Battalion |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Charles Gerald O'Connor KC (December 3, 1890 – November 16, 1949) was a provincial politician and judge from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940, sitting with the Liberal caucus in government. He also served on the Edmonton City Council in 1931 and 1932 and a federal court judge.
Early life
Charles Gerald O'Connor was born December 3, 1890, at Walkerton, Ontario, to Frederick Shepherd O'Connor, a lawyer in Walkerton and later Sheriff of Bruce County, and Maria Isabella O'Connor (née Hamilton), the granddaughter of George Hamilton, the founder of Hamilton, Ontario.[1][2] He was educated in Edmonton and attended Osgoode Hall Law School at York University.[2] He joined his older brother George Bligh O'Connor and his partner William Antrobus Griesbach to form the legal firm Griesback, O'Connor & O'Connor.[2][1]
O'Connor enlisted in the
He married Victoria Smith on September 5, 1920, and together had two children.
Political life
Edmonton City Council
O'Conner was elected to Edmonton City Council for a two-year term in the 1930 Edmonton municipal election as a member of the Civic Government Association.[4]
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
O'Connor was elected to the
O'Connor ran for re-election in 1940 as a member of the Independent Movement, a collation of opposition parties against the Social Credit movement. O'Conner was not reelected, receiving 3,392 votes, while fellow Independent Movement candidates John Percy Page, Hugh John Macdonald, and David Milwyn Duggan were elected. Future Premier Ernest Manning and Socred Norman B. James were also elected in Edmonton.[6]
Judicial career
O'Connor was appointed a Justice of the
Family
Gerald's older brother George Bligh O'Connor (1883-1956) was appointed to the
References
- ^ OCLC 01479040.
- ^ OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ ProQuest 2396759295.
- ProQuest 2396237725.
- ^ "Edmonton Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Edmonton Official Results 1940 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ Spankie, Ralph M.; Belleau, Gabriel, eds. (1949). Canada Law Reports (PDF). Ottawa: Exchequer Court of Canada. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- OL 17525532M. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
External links
- Gerald O'Connor – Legislative Assembly of Alberta Member Profile
- Charles Gerald O'Connor – Canadian Great War Project