John O'Connor (Canadian politician)

Canadian Parliament
for Russell
Canadian Parliament; for Russell
	In office; 1878–1882
Preceded by	Robert Blackburn
Succeeded by	Moss Kent Dickinson
Personal details
Born	January 1, 1824; Boston, Massachusetts
Died	November 3, 1887 (aged 63); Cobourg, Ontario
Political party	Conservative
Cabinet	President of the Privy Council; Minister of Inland Revenue; Postmaster General; Secretary of State of Canada

John O'Connor PC (January 1, 1824 – November 3, 1887) was a Canadian politician and cabinet minister.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Irish immigrants John and Mary O’Connor, he moved with his family to Essex County, Upper Canada in 1828.

A lawyer by training, he was elected to the

Postmaster General

.

He was re-elected again in the

Secretary of State of Canada

.

In 1884, he was appointed a judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench for Ontario.

Electoral history

t e 1875 Ontario general election: Ottawa
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daniel John O'Donoghue	852	35.35	−34.37
	Liberal	J. P. Featherston	800	33.20	−36.53
	Conservative	John O'Connor	758	31.45
Total valid votes			2,410	54.25
Eligible voters			4,442
	Liberal hold		Swing		−34.37
Source: Elections Ontario^[1]

By-election: On Mr. O'Connor being appointed President of the Privy Council, 4 November 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John O'Connor	acclaimed

Ministers of Inland Revenue
Ministers of Inland Revenue (1867–92)	Howland Campbell (acting) Morris Tupper O'Connor Gibbs Fournier Geoffrion Laflamme Cauchon Laurier Baby Aikins Costigan
Controllers of Inland Revenue (1892–97)	Wood Prior de Lotbinière
Ministers of Inland Revenue (1897–1918)	de Lotbinière Bernier Brodeur Templeman Nantel Blondin Patenaude Sévigny Sifton^†
^†The offices of Minister of Customs and Minister of Inland Revenue were amalgamated by Order in Council dated May 18, 1918.