O'Connor, Thomas Francis
O'CONNOR, THOMAS FRANCIS
U.S. Catholic Church historian and bibliographer; b. Syracuse, N.Y., Aug. 14, 1899; d. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 15, 1950. He received his B.A. (1922) from the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusettes, and his M.A. (1927) from Syracuse University. He taught at Little Rock University, Arkansas (1928–30); St. Louis University, Missouri (1931–37, 1948–50); and St. Michael's College, Winooski Park, Vermont (1937–39). He served for a time after 1941 as historiographer of the Diocese of Syracuse and was historiographer of the Archdiocese of New York from 1944 to 1948. Although O'Connor had a vast store of knowledge of the bibliography and history of the church in the U.S., he left practically no notes. Vollmar's Catholic Church in America (2d ed. New York 1963) lists 24 titles published by O'Connor in various historical journals. He was active in various historical societies and was president of the American Catholic Historical Association (1946–47). His early and unexpected death was caused by a hemorrhage resulting from a longstanding tubercular condition.
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