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unusual facts about Charles O'Conor


John T. Hoffman

As it turned out, the Tweed scandals wrecked Hoffman's chances and the nomination eventually was split between those Democrats supporting liberal Republican Horace Greeley and those supporting the "pure" Democrat, New York attorney Charles O'Conor.


1318 in Ireland

11 May - Battle of Dysert O'Dea: The Hiberno-Norman Richard de Clare is defeated and killed by Conor O'Dea in alliance with O'Briens, MacNamaras and Ó hEithirs.

Andrews Causeway

The President, at 11:05 a.m., alighted from his car and was greeted by Mrs. Charles O. Andrews (widow of the former United States Senator) and Mr. Charles O. Andrews, Jr.

Bradhurst Schieffelin

With Charles O'Conor and Horace Greeley, he formulated a petition introduced into the United States Congress by Roscoe Conkling for the prevention of the appropriation for the use of religious corporations of public moneys or property.

Charles O. Dexter

Using the Chinese species Rhododendron fortunei, he produced hybrids characterized by dense foliage, large stature and flowers of superior size and color, many of which were also fragrant.

Charles O. Gill

Remaining in Harland he collaborated with his Yale football teammate Gifford Pinchot in writing The Country Church - The Decline Of Its Influence and The Remedy published by Macmillan Company in 1913.

Charles O. Paullin

Harold D. Langley, "Remembering a Forgotten Naval Historian," Naval History, vol.

In 1933, Columbia University awarded Paullin and John Kirtland Wright the Loubat Prize for their Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States (1932).

Raised in Greene County, Ohio, Paullin attended Antioch College from 1890 to 1893, but before his graduation transferred for his final year at Union Christian College, Merom, where he took his bachelor of science degree in 1893.

Commodore John Rodgers; captain, commodore, and senior officer of the American Navy, 1773-1838.

Charles O. Wright

He defeated incumbent James Turgeon to pick up the Ribstone electoral district for his party.

Charles O'Connor

C. Y. O'Connor (Charles Yelverton O'Connor, 1843–1902), Irish-born engineer of New Zealand and Australia

Charles O'Connor (musician) (born 1948), English musician, member of the Irish group Horslips

Charles O'Hea

He was the man who, in 1867, called a public meeting to discuss the potential for a change of name, as "Pentridge" was seen as too evocative of the gaol.

Charles O'Malley

Charles J. O'Malley (1866–after 1939), Irish financier and newspaper reporter in the United States

Charles O'Neal

O'Neal was the father of actor Ryan O'Neal and screenwriter/actor Kevin O'Neal and grandfather of Tatum and Griffin O'Neal.

Together with Abe Burrows, O'Neal adapted his 1949 novel Three Wishes for Jamie McRuin for the short-lived 1952 musical Three Wishes for Jamie.

O'Neal's television credits include The 20th Century Fox Hour and The Untouchables.

O'Neal attended the University of Iowa, then moved to San Diego, where he joined an acting troupe that included his future wife Patricia Callaghan.

Charles O'Neill

Charles Gordon O'Neill (1828–1900), Australasian philanthropist and politician

Chick Webb

In attendance was Sally Webb, Chick's widow, his mother Marie Webb, his sister Mabel Porter, Governor Herbert R. O'Conor, Ella Fitzgerald and boxing champion Joe Louis.

Conor Lenihan

Conor Lenihan (born 3 March 1963) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician and currently a Vice President of the Skolkovo Foundation.

Conor O'Grady

Conor O'Grady (born 27 May 1980) is a former Irish footballer who last played for Ballinamallard United.

D. John Markey

In 1946, Markey ran a closely contested but unsuccessful campaign for one of Maryland's U.S. Senate seats as a Republican against former Governor Herbert O'Conor.

Dara O'Kearney

On the poker front, O'Kearney won the 2008 European Deepstack Poker Championship, defeating a high quality field that included Joe Beevers, Julian Thew, Tony Baitson, Arnaud Mattern, John Falconer, Dave Colclough, Conor Tate, Owen Mullen, Mickey Wernick, Barny Boatman and Christy Smith.

DOCUMERICA

Photographers included Danny Lyon, Gene Daniels, Marc St. Gil, Anne LaBastille, Bill Strode, Charles O'Rear, Jack Corn, Tomas Sennett, Erik Calonius, Yoichi Okamote, Ken Hayman, and John H. White.

Edward MacLysaght

The execution of close friends such as Conor Clune of Quin in November 1920 and the subsequent devastating raids on his farm resulted in his playing a far more active role in Sinn Féin as a loyal supporter of the new TD for Clare, Éamon de Valera.

Eugene O'Conor

O'Conor had 'several useful inventions patented' and lectured on his opinion that Francis Bacon (Baconian theory) was the author of Shakespeare's plays.

Gramercy Theatre

Performances included Charles Randolph-Wright's play with music, Blue starring Phylicia Rashad; Conor McPhereson's A Skull in Connemara; Speaking in Tongues with Karen Allen; and Richard Greenberg's The Dazzle.

Herbert O'Conor

He received his B.A. degree from Loyola College and graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1920.

Hugh O'Conor

O'Conor studied at Trinity College in Dublin, and received a scholarship to attend the NYU Film School.

Jason Boesel

On May 5 Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band released their second album Outer South - in which Boesel wrote and sings lead for two tracks.

Jim Harrick

Shortly before the start of the 1996–97 season, he was accused of falsifying receipts at a student-athlete recruiting dinner when two current players, Cameron Dollar and Charles O'Bannon, joined the table.

Main Street, Gibraltar

The street's route has only had minor adjustment when the front of the Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned was re-modeled and downsized in 1801 in order to straighten the street on the orders of the British Governor, Charles O'Hara.

Matila Ghyka

In 1918, at the Brompton Oratory, he married Eileen O'Conor (b. 1897, Sankt Petersburg), daughter of the late Sir Nicholas Roderick O'Conor (d. 1908), the former British Ambassador to Istanbul and Saint Petersburg, and Minna Margaret Hope-Scott.

National Catholic Welfare Council

In June, two months after America's entry into the European war, Paulist Father and Catholic World editor John J. Burke, Catholic University sociology professor William Kerby, Paulist Father Lewis O'Hern, and the former Secretary of Labor, Charles O'Neill, met in Washington, D.C. to formulate an official Catholic response to the war.

Neo4j

Neo Technology board of directors consists of Rod Johnson, (founder of the Spring Framework), Magnus Christerson (Vice President of Intentional Software Corp), Nikolaj Nyholm (CEO of Polar Rose), Sami Ahvenniemi (Partner at Conor Venture Partners) and Johan Svensson (CTO of Neo Technology).

Neva Dinova

In a 2007 interview, Conor Oberst revealed that his favorite album to record was One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels with Neva Dinova, and proceeded to talk about them.

Phaedrig O'Brien, 17th Baron Inchiquin

He had no children, so the peerage was inherited by his nephew, Conor.

Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate

The Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate was established on a bluff overlooking the San Pedro River by an Irish-born Spanish Army Colonel, Hugo Oconór (Hugh O'Conor), in 1775, for the King of Spain Charles III.

Robert J. O'Conor, Jr.

O'Conor was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Skinner Butte

U.S. Representative from Oregon Charles O. Porter was one of the people who had advocated for the removal of the cross.

Skruff

They were formed when Conor, Peter and Aodhan met at Lumen Christi College and formed a band at the age of 15.

Surrender of Lord Cornwallis

He extends his right hand toward the sword carried by the surrendering British officer, General Charles O'Hara, who heads the long line of troops that extends into the background.

Thomas Fitzmaurice, 16th Baron Kerry

He married, first Margaret, "the fair", second daughter of James FitzJohn, 14th Earl of Desmond (died 1563), by whom he had Patrick Fitzmaurice, who became the 17th Baron Kerry, Edmund, killed at Kinsale, Robert, slain in the isles of Arran, and one daughter; secondly, Catherine, only daughter and heir of Teige MacCarthy Môr; thirdly, Penelope, daughter of Sir Donald O'Brien, brother of Conor, third earl of Thomond.

Todd Fink

The members of Commander Venus were Conor Oberst, Tim Kasher, Todd Baechle and Robb Nansel.

Tom Attenborough

Rhapsody of Words presented a revival of Conor McPherson's play Port Authority at the Southwark Playhouse in 2012, starring Ardal O'Hanlon, John Rogan and Andrew Nolan.

Tomás O'Leary

Injury and the form of Conor Murray kept him out of the Munster team for the rest of the 2010/11 season, but O'Leary was selected in Ireland's training squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-ups in August.


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