and the degree of Doctor of Laws in 1924. In 1920 he re-
ceived his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of
Maryland.

Mr. O'Conor became a member of the staff of The Balti-
more Sun and Evening Sun, and in 1921 was appointed an
Assistant State's Attorney. He occupied this position until
January 1st, 1923, when he was appointed People's Counsel
of the Public Service Commission.

In the fall of 1923 he became the Democratic nominee for
State's Attorney, and was elected to this position by a major-
ity of 30,000 votes. He was the youngest State's Attorney
ever to be elected in Baltimore City. In the fall of 1926 he
was re..elected by a majority of 58,000 votes, and again in
1930 by a majority of 100,000 votes, the largest majority
ever received by a candidate for public office in Baltimore
City. In November of 1934 Mr. O'Conor was elected Attor-
ney General, also by a record..breaking majority.

While State's Attorney of Baltimore City, Mr. O'Conor
organized the State's Attorney's Association of Maryland,
and became its first president. He was also a charter member
and officer of the Board of the National Association of Prose-
cuting Attorneys. He was also Chairman of the State Judi-
cial Commission of Maryland, and in 1932 was named on the
Committee on Criminal Law and Statistics of the American
Prison Association.

Mr. O'Conor is a member of the National Association of
Attorneys General, and is on the Committee on Resolutions.
He has taken a leading part throughout the country in the
adoption of Interstate Compacts, and was designated as the
Chairman of the Maryland Commission on that subject.
Legislation proposed by the Commission was adopted with-
out change by the General Assembly. The Attorney General
has received honorary degrees of Doctor of Laws from
Loyola College, Baltimore and from Villanova College of
Pennsylvania. He is a member of the American Bar Asso-
ciation, the Maryland State and the Baltimore City Bar
Associations; he is also a member of the Elks, Moose,
Eagles, Knights of Columbus and holds membership in
other clubs.

On November 20th, 1920, Mr. O'Conor married M. Eugenia
Byrnes, also of Baltimore. They have five children. The
family resides at 302 Chancery Road, Guilford.