John Francis Connor Explained

John Francis Connor
State Senate1:Arizona
District1:Santa Cruz County
Term Start1:January 1931
Term End1:August 1933
Predecessor1:J. R. McFarland
Successor1:Paul C. Keefe
W. E. Patterson
Birth Date: 1903
Birth Place:Jerome, Arizona
Death Place:Phoenix, Arizona
Party:Democrat
Profession:Politician

John Francis Connor was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single full term in the Arizona State Senate, in the 10th, after having been appointed to fill the unexpired term of J. R. McFarland, who resigned in January 1931. He held one of the two seats from Yavapai County.

Biography

Connor was born in Jerome, Arizona in 1903.[1] His parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Connor, built the historic Hotel Connor in 1898.[2] [3] The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1898,[4] [5] [6] and then shortly after being rebuilt, was gutted by another fire in 1899, after which it was rebuilt again.[7] [8] Connor was left an orphan at the age of fourteen upon the death of his father. His mother had died in 1903. The Connor Hotel was left to John.[9] He was an alumnus of the University of Southern California, St. Mary's College, and Georgetown University. He was admitted to the Arizona bar in 1928.

In January 1931, he was appointed to the Arizona State Senate, to fill the unexpired term of J. R. McFarland, who resigned. At the time of his appointment to the State Senate, he was the youngest practicing attorney in Yavapai County.[10] In 1932 he ran for re-election and won.[11] Later that same year he was appointed by Governor Hunt to one of the three seats on the state's Commission on Uniform State Laws.[12] In August 1933, Connor was appointed the Assistant Attorney General by Arthur T. LaPrade. This forced him to resign from the State Senate.[13] [14] Other political posts he occupied included assistant county attorney for Yavapai County and a Maricopa County superior court judge. He died on August 23, 1961, in Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.

Notes and References

  1. News: John F. Connor . . August 25, 1961 . 56 . Newspapers.com. October 9, 2022.
  2. News: All Over Arizona . . May 22, 1898 . 2 . Newspapers.com. October 10, 2022.
  3. News: David Connor of Jerome, Passes On . . March 28, 1917 . 3 . Newspapers.com. October 10, 2022.
  4. News: Jerome Fire . . September 17, 1898 . 1 . Newspapers.com. October 10, 2022.
  5. News: Jerome Jottings . . October 6, 1898 . 3 . Newspapers.com. October 10, 2022.
  6. News: Arizona Day By Day . . October 28, 1898 . 3 . Newspapers.com. October 10, 2022.
  7. News: Jerome In Ashes . . May 27, 1899 . 1 . Newspapers.com. October 10, 2022.
  8. News: The News of Jerome . . June 11, 1899 . 4 . Newspapers.com. October 10, 2022.
  9. News: Jerome Hotel Is To Add 20 New Rooms . . July 12, 1916 . 5 . Newspapers.com. October 10, 2022.
  10. News: Connor Given Senate Post . . January 17, 1931 . 6 . Newspapers.com. October 9, 2022.
  11. News: Republicans Win But Three Seats . . November 10, 1932 . 8 . Newspapers.com. October 10, 2022.
  12. News: Three Named On Law Board . . July 16, 1932 . 9 . Newspapers.com. October 10, 2022.
  13. News: Connor To Assist Attorney General . . August 5, 1933 . 1 . Newspapers.com. October 10, 2022.
  14. News: Closed Bank Post Created . . August 5, 1933 . 1 . Newspapers.com. October 10, 2022.