James O'Connor (Louisiana politician)

James O'Connor ( born April 4, 1870 in New Orleans, Louisiana; † January 7, 1941 in Covington, Louisiana ) was an American politician. Between 1919 and 1931 he represented the state of Louisiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James O'Connor attended the common schools and then studied until 1900 at Tulane University in New Orleans Jura. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party. In the years 1898 and 1913 he was a delegate at meetings to revise the Constitution of Louisiana. From 1900 to 1912 O'Connor sat as a Member of the House of Representatives of his State. In the years 1918 and 1919 he was deputy district attorney in New Orleans.

After the death of Mr Albert Estopinal O'Connor was at the due election for the first parliamentary seat of Louisiana as his successor in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he took his seat on June 5, 1919. After he was confirmed in the following six regular elections in his office, he could remain until March 3, 1931 Congress. At this time there the 18th and the 19th Amendment to the Constitution were adopted. In 1930, O'Connor was not nominated by his party for another term.

After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives O'Connor worked as a lawyer. Later he became a member of the staff of the Attorney General of Louisiana. James O'Connor died on January 7, 1941 in Covington and was buried in New Orleans.