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Thomas Power O'Connor is an Irishman, was born on Oct. 5, 1848, and was educated at the College of the Immaculate Conception, Athlone, and at Queen's College, Galway, where he took the degree of M. A. with the highest honors. After leaving college he took to newspaper work and has stuck to it ever since. He started work on Sounders' Newsletter in Dublin, migrated to London and worked on The Telegraph. For a time he was connected with the London branch of The New York Herald. On his own account he founded and was the first editor...
...Free State Government announced the execution of six rebels at Tuam, County Galway...
...Dromahair, County Leitrim, a band of republicans burnt the court house and looted the stores, carrying away quantities of foodstuffs and clothes. A fight at Headford, Galway, resulted in four rebels dead and four Free State troops wounded. At Glencar, South Kerry, another clash was reported, resulting in five rebels being killed and two being taken prisoners...
...years and has had a brilliant career, rising from a newspaper reporter to the position he now holds. In 1870 he became an editor of the London Daily Telegraph and later became the publisher of three successful London papers. He began his parliamentary career, as a member from Galway in 1880, and this constituency has returned him at every election since then...
This period of his life, to use his own words, was one of utmost misery: By hard work and perseverance he won considerable personal distinction, and acquired many close friends, through whose influence was opened to him the political career which he then took up. Despite influential opposition at Galway he was elected in 1880 member of Parliament for that constituency. In 1885 he returned for Galway and Liverpool and has since returned...