Sacramento County
Biographies
JAMES JOSEPH
O’CONNOR
JAMES JOSEPH O’CONNOR.--Among the native sons of California, a worthy representative of the O’Connor family is James Joseph O’Connor, the son of John and Rose (Dolan) O’Connor. He was born September 4, 1896, at San Francisco. John O’Connor came to California in 1881 and engaged in the grocery business, and at the present time is connected with the police department.
James Joseph O’Connor was educated in the public and high schools of San Francisco, and studied law for one year. He was employed as a clerk in the W. B. Allen Company, and the Pacific Hardware & Steel Company, until he became connected with the Dolan Wrecking Company. He enlisted in the United States Auxiliary Naval Reserve on May 29, 1918, and saw eight months’ service during the World War, and received his release from active service in March, 1919. On his return, he obtained his former position with the Dolan Wrecking Company. Early in 1920, he joined with Dan P. Dolan, located on Mission Street, in San Francisco; and he bought Mr. Dolan’s Sacramento business in 1922. He specializes in new building materials, and under his efficient management, the business is proving a decided success. He has recently moved into the new building, which he himself built in 1923, on the Twelfth Street Road in Sacramento.
At San Francisco, on September 3, 1919, James Joseph O’Connor was united in marriage with Miss Ellen Fuller, of San Francisco, a native daughter of the Golden State. They are the parents of one child, Elenore. Mr. O’Connor prefers the platform of the Republican party, and is a member of the Native Sons of the Golden West, and the B. P. O. Elks of Sacramento Lodge No. 6. While Mr. O’Connor established a good business, it was not his success alone that won for him the respect and friendship of his fellow-men, but his high character and his exemplification of honorable principles. He is deeply interested in Sacramento County, and is an enthusiastic supporter of all the endeavors of his community.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 939.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.