John J. O'Connor (New York representative)

John Joseph O'Connor
Chair of the House Rules Committee
In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939
Speaker	Joseph W. Byrns Sr. William B. Bankhead
Preceded by	William B. Bankhead
Succeeded by	Adolph J. Sabath
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 16th district
In office November 6, 1923 – January 3, 1939
Preceded by	William Bourke Cockran
Succeeded by	James H. Fay
Member of the New York State Assembly from the New York County, 12th district
In office January 1, 1921 – November 6, 1923
Preceded by	Martin G. McCue
Succeeded by	Paul T. Kammerer Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1885-11-23)November 23, 1885 Raynham, Massachusetts
Died	January 26, 1960(1960-01-26) (aged 74) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic (until 1938) Republican (1938–1960)
Children	Dena O'Connor, Randa O'Connor, Tania O'Connor
Alma mater	Brown University Harvard University School of Law

John Joseph O'Connor (November 23, 1885 – January 26, 1960) was an American lawyer and politician from New York City. From 1923 to 1939, he served eight terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

A leader of the conservative Democrats, he chaired the powerful House Rules Committee. President Franklin Roosevelt made him a major target of his purge of Democrats who opposed the New Deal, and he was defeated in 1938.^[1]