Henry Groves Connor

Background

Connor, Henry Groves was born on July 3, 1852 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of David and Mary C. (Groves) Connor.

Education

Educated in town schools, Wilson, North Carolina. (Doctor of Laws, University of North Carolina, 1908).

Career

Practiced at Wilson, North Carolina, 1873-1885 and 1893-1903. Member North Carolina Senate, 1885. Judge Superior Court, 1885-1893.

Member House of Representatives, 1899 (speaker) and 1901.

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1903-1909. Appointed United States district judge, Eastern District of North Carolina, June 1, 1909.

Achievements

• Henry Groves Connor has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member North Carolina Senate, 1885. Member House of Representatives, 1899 (speaker) and 1901.

Connections

Married Kate Whitfield.

Father:

David Connor

Mother:

Mary C. (Groves) Connor

Spouse:

Kate Whitfield.