O'CONNOR, Frank Aloysius

O'CONNOR, Frank Aloysius. (Independence, IA, Aug. 2, 1875-Dubuque, IA, June 21, 1954). Attorney. The senior partner in the firm of O'Connor, Thomas, McDermott and Wright, O'Connor was a leader of the Iowa Democratic Party and a former Iowa legislator. O'Connor moved to Dubuque in 1918. Prior to this he served as a representative to the Iowa Legislature from Chickasaw County (1906 to 1912). In 1912 he was a delegate-at-large to the Democratic national convention in Baltimore, Maryland.

In Dubuque, O'Connor entered into the partnership of Hard and Lenehan. In 1932, O'Connor was a delegate-at-large and chairman of the Iowa delegation at the Chicago Democratic convention. Eight years later, he rose to place the name of Henry Wallace into nomination for vice-president at the 1940 Democratic convention. O'Connor's political service included membership on the Iowa governor's council of defense during World War I. In 1934 he began federal service as general counsel for the Farm Credit Administration. Later that year he became the agency's general agent, a post he filled unti1 1937. In this role, O'Connor was responsible for the entire Farm Credit Administration including four credit banks established by congressional act.

Locally, O'Connor served as a director of the ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBUQUE, trustee and member of the board of regents of LORAS COLLEGE, director of MOUNT OLIVET CEMETERY, and president of the Dubuque Chamber of Commerce.