Binghamton, its settlement, growth and development . ose to that station froman humble beginning. As a trial lawyer he had few equals in the county,and as an advocate before the court and the jury his character andespecial legal strength were fully displayed. His, in many respects,was a remarkable personality; his vitality was so rich and sparkling,his abilities were so varied, and his humor so affluent that he was amost interesting companion and associate. He loved his family first,then his profession, then politics; and it was his conversion to Repub-licanism in the presidential campaign of
Binghamton, its settlement, growth and development . ose to that station froman humble beginning. As a trial lawyer he had few equals in the county,and as an advocate before the court and the jury his character andespecial legal strength were fully displayed. His, in many respects,was a remarkable personality; his vitality was so rich and sparkling,his abilities were so varied, and his humor so affluent that he was amost interesting companion and associate. He loved his family first,then his profession, then politics; and it was his conversion to Repub-licanism in the presidential campaign of 1872 that led to his ultimatesuccess in political as well as professional life. Under Republican in-fluences he was brought into new associations and companionships, andhe soon became a factor in the ranks of the party in the county, followedby still higher honors in the legislative halls of the state. In 1880 hewas appointed one of the trustees of the Binghamton asylum for chronicinsane—the Binghamton State hospital—and served in that capacity. HDMU^U OCONNOR. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. 349 until he was chosen attorney for the institution. In 1889 he was electedto the state senate, and was re-elected in 1891 and 1893. During hissecond term he became a leader in the senate and retained that prom-inence to the end of his service. Edmund OConnor was born near Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, inNovember, 1848, and when three years old came with his parents tothe United States, the family locating at Little Falls, N. Y. HereEdmund attended the village school, and also a parochial school, butthe unfortunate death of his father in 1862 compelled the young man toleave school for a time and find employment for his own and his moth-ers support. He worked in the railroad shops, and saved enough ofhis earnings to eventually finish his early education in the academies atLittle Falls and Delhi, from the latter of which he was graduated. Hethen determined to study law, and accordingly became a
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