Thomas O'Connor (writer)

Thomas O'Connor
Thomas O'Connor (O'Conor) contemporary portrait
Born(1770-09-01)September 1, 1770
Dublin, Ireland
Died(1855-02-09)February 9, 1855
Sands Point, New York, U.S.
OccupationsJournalist; editor; writer
Known forMember of the United Irishmen; early Irish-American journalist; editor of the Military Monitor, Shamrock, and Globe
SpouseMargaret O’Connor (m. 1803; d. 1816)
ChildrenCharles O'Conor; Eliza Margaret O’Conor
RelativesCharles O’Conor (father); Charles O’Conor Don (grandfather)

Thomas O'Connor (or O'Conor) (1 September 1770 in Dublin, Ireland – 9 February 1855 in Sands Point, New York) was an Irishman who in 1801 emigrated from County Roscommon, Ireland to New York where he devoted himself chiefly to journalism.

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