Thomas Power O'Connor (1848-1929), Journalist and politician
Sitter in 19 portraits
In 1867, he began as a reporter on the staff of Saunders's Newsletter, a Dublin paper, before moving to London as sub-editor of the Daily Telegraph. After spending some years as a freelance journalist, he was elected MP in the 1880 general election; he remained in parliament for nearly fifty years until his death. For much of his time there, he wrote a nightly sketch of proceedings for the Pall Mall Gazette. O'Connor founded and was the first editor of several newspapers and journals: the Star (1887), the Weekly Sun (1891), the Sun (1893), M.A.P. and T.P.'s Weekly (1902). He was appointed the first President of the Board of Film Censors in 1917.
by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 25 February 1888
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by Sydney Prior Hall
pencil, 1888-1889
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by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 1898
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by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 15 July 1905
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Mark Twain at the House of Commons
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 2 July 1907
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Mark Twain at the House of Commons
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 2 July 1907
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Mark Twain at the House of Commons
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 2 July 1907
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'Luncheon Party at the House of Commons'
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 17 July 1908
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'Luncheon Party at the House of Commons'
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 17 July 1908
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'Luncheon Party at the House of Commons'
probably by Roland Parker Stone, for Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 17 July 1908
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'Luncheon Party at the House of Commons'
probably by Roland Parker Stone, for Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 17 July 1908
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Luncheon party to French and English Aviators
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 15 September 1909
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Luncheon party to French and English Aviators
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 15 September 1909
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'Luncheon party to French and English Aviators'
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 15 September 1909
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Luncheon party to French and English Aviators
by Sir (John) Benjamin Stone
platinum print in card window mount, 15 September 1909
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by Alick P.F. Ritchie
cigarette card, 1926
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by Walter Stoneman, for James Russell & Sons
bromide print, circa 1916
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