Frank P. O'Connor
Toronto Daily Star, August 7 1935
Frank Patrick O'Connor (1885-1939) was the founder of the Laura Secord chain of confectionery stores (called Fanny Farmer in the United States). He was appointed to the Senate in 1935, serving there until he passed away.
O'Connor Drive in Toronto is named after him, as is Senator O'Connor College School, a Catholic high school located in the Parkwoods neighbourhood of Toronto near the estate where he lived. (I grew up in this neighbourhood; the area near the school is sometimes referred to as the O'Connor Hills.)
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