Nick Connor

Nick Connor
Nick Connor
Member of the Florida Senate; from the 9th district
	In office; 1953–1965
Preceded by	Joseph E. Johnston Jr.
Succeeded by	Tom Slade
Personal details
Born	James Elliott Connor; July 7, 1904; Gadsden, Alabama, U.S.
Died	December 7, 1995 (aged 91); Hernando County, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Rachael Allen Barnes
Children	one daughter
Residence	Brooksville, Florida
Alma mater	University of Florida
Occupation	business fuel oil distributor, rancher

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

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] He was a member of the Pork Chop Gang, a group of legislators from rural areas that dominated the state legislature due to malapportionment and used their power to engage in McCarthyist tactics.^[6]^[7]

References

^ 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)
^ Cash, William Thomas (June 25, 2017). "The Story of Florida". American historical society, Incorporated – via Google Books.
^ Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Portrait of Senator James E. (Nick) Connor of Brooksville". Florida Memory.
^ The Florida Handbook. Peninsular Publishing Company. June 25, 1965 – via Internet Archive. Connor, James E. (Nick), Senator, Ninth District; business fuel oil distributor, rancher; born July 7, 1904, at Gadsden, Ala*.
^ "Florida Senators". uflib.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
^ Group portrait of the Pork Chop Gang during the 1956 special session of the Senate, Florida Memory, 1956, archived from the original on July 15, 2015, retrieved July 14, 2015
^ Weitz, Seth (March 1, 2009). "Defending the Old South: The Myth of the Lost Cause and Political Immorality in Florida, 1865–1968". The Historian. 71 (1): 79–92. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6563.2008.00232.x. ISSN 0018-2370.

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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 (June 25, 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. June 25, 1965 – via Internet Archive. Connor, James E. (Nick), Senator, Ninth District; business fuel oil distributor, rancher; born July 7, 1904, at Gadsden, Ala*.

[ufl-5] "Florida Senators". uflib.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2014.

[6] Group portrait of the Pork Chop Gang during the 1956 special session of the Senate, Florida Memory, 1956, archived from the original on July 15, 2015, retrieved July 14, 2015

[7] Weitz, Seth (March 1, 2009). "Defending the Old South: The Myth of the Lost Cause and Political Immorality in Florida, 1865–1968". The Historian. 71 (1): 79–92. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6563.2008.00232.x. ISSN 0018-2370.

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