James Elliott Connor (July 7, 1904 – December 7, 1995[1]) was an American politician in the state of Florida.

Nick Connor
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 9th district
In office
1953–1965
Preceded byJoseph E. Johnston Jr.
Succeeded byTom Slade
Personal details
Born
James Elliott Connor

(1904-07-07)July 7, 1904
Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1995(1995-12-07) (aged 91)
Hernando County, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRachael Allen Barnes
Childrenone daughter
ResidenceBrooksville, Florida
Alma materUniversity of Florida
Occupationbusiness fuel oil distributor, rancher

Connor was born in Gadsden, Alabama, to Claude Eugene and Ruby Clayton (Dunklin) Connor. The family moved to Florida in 1907.[2] Connor attended public schools in Marion County, graduated from Citrus County High School in 1922, and attended the University of Florida.[3] He was a business fuel oil distributor and rancher.[4] Connor served in the Florida State Senate from 1955 to 1965 as a Democratic member for the 9th district.[5]

References

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  1. ^ CRAIG BASSE; DAN DeWITT (October 4, 2005). "Former Florida Senate president dies". Tampa Bay Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (originally published December 1995)
  2. ^ Cash, William Thomas (25 June 2017). "The Story of Florida". American historical society, Incorporated – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Portrait of Senator James E. (Nick) Connor of Brooksville". Florida Memory.
  4. ^ The Florida Handbook. Peninsular Publishing Company. 25 June 1965 – via Internet Archive. Connor, James E. (Nick), Senator, Ninth District; business fuel oil distributor, rancher; born July 7, 1904, at Gadsden, Ala*.
  5. ^ "Florida Senators". uflib.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved September 21, 2014.