Thomas O'Connor (writer)

O'Connor was actively involved in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, the failure of this revolutionary attempt of that year caused him to leave his native land.

Hugh O’Connor (a fellow countryman but not a relative) with his family, emigrated in 1790 or not long previously from Sligo, Ireland.

They had two children as a result of the marriage, both were born in New York City: Charles O’Conor (1804-1884) and Eliza Margaret O'Conor (1810-1894).

He devoted himself largely to literary pursuits, contributing to the journals, writing and publishing books, and editing various periodicals, including the Military Monitor, established in 1812, the Shamrock and the Globe, founded in 1819.

She left not a single enemy behind her, and she never knew what it was to be one.." Thomas's son Charles O'Conor (1804-1844) was a noted lawyer and presidential nominee for the Bourbon Democrats.