Charles O'Conor (22 January 1804 - 12 May 1884) was an American lawyer who ran in the U.S. presidential election, 1872. January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A lawyer is a person qualified to give legal advice who advises clients in legal matters and represents them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ...

He was born in New York City, the son of Thomas O'Conor (1770-1855), who in 1801 emigrated from Roscommon County, Ireland, to New York, where he devoted himself chiefly to journalism. Nickname The Big Apple, The Capital of the World [1], Gotham Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Roscommon County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 141,205 km²  (54,520 sq. ...

Charles O'Conor studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1824, and soon won high reputation in his profession. He was United States district attorney for New York in 1853-1854. In politics an extreme States' rights Democrat, he opposed the coercion of the South, and after the American Civil War became senior counsel for Jefferson Davis on his indictment for treason, and was one of his bondsmen; these facts and O'Conor's connection with the Roman Catholic Church affected unfavourably his political fortunes. A bar association is a body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... United States Attorneys represent the U.S. federal government in United States district court. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... States rights refers to the idea that U.S. states possess certain rights and political powers in the politics of the United States and constitutional law. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... Combatants Union (U.S.A.) Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties Killed in action: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 Killed in action: 94,000 Total dead: 258,000 Wounded... For other uses, see Jefferson Davis (disambiguation). ... In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to ones nation or state. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Catholicism. ...

In the U.S. presidential election, 1872, O'Conor was nominated for the presidency by the "Bourbon Democrats", who refused to support Horace Greeley, and by the "Labor Reformers"; he declined the nomination but received 21,559 votes. Election was won by incumbent President Grant of the Republican Party. Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Bourbon Democrats was a term used in the United States from 1876 to 1904 to refer to conservative or reactionary members of the Democratic Party, especially those who supported President Grover Cleveland in 1884-1896 and Alton B. Parker in 1904. ... Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811–November 29, 1872) was an American editor of a leading newspaper, a founder of the Republican party, reformer and politician. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Ulysses Simpson Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American Civil War General and the 18th (1869–1877) President of the United States. ... This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. ...

O'Conor was surpassed by five other unsuccessful candidates:

• Thomas Andrews Hendricks of the Democratic Party. He received 42 electoral votes from supporters of the deceased Greeley.
• Benjamin Gratz Brown of the Democratic Party. He received 18 electoral votes from supporters of the deceased Greeley.
• Charles J. Jenkins of the Democratic Party. He received 2 electoral votes from supporters of the deceased Greeley.
• David Davis of the United States Liberal Republican Party. He received 1 electoral vote from supporters of the deceased Greeley.
• Horace Greeley. Received 2,834,125 popular votes. His 63 electoral votes were divided among the above four unsuccessful candidates.

He took a prominent part in the prosecution of Boss Tweed and members of the "Tweed Ring", and published Peculation Triumphant, Being the Record of a Five Years' Campaign against Official Malversation, A.D. 1871-1875 (1875). Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819–November 25, 1885) was a Representative and a Senator from Indiana and the twenty-first Vice President of the United States. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other one being the Republican Party. ... Benjamin Gratz Brown (May 28, 1826 - December 13, 1885) was a Liberal Republican Senator, Governor of Missouri, and the Vice presidential candidate in the election of 1872. ... Charles Jones Jenkins (January 6, 1805 - June 14, 1883) was a politician from Georgia. ... David Davis III (March 9, 1815 - June 26, 1886) was a United States Senator from Illinois and associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. ... The United States Liberal Republican Party was a political party formed in 1872 to oppose the administration of the then-current President, Ulysses S. Grant. ... 1869 tobacco label featuring Boss Tweed. ...

He moved to Nantucket, Massachusetts, in 1881, and died there in 1884; he is entombed in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York. Settled: 1641 â€“ Incorporated: 1671 ZIP Code: 02554 â€“ Area Code: 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ... St. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.