Conroy was born in Kensington, west London, the son of Sir Edward Conroy, 2nd Baronet (1809–1869) and Lady Alicia Conroy. He was educated at Eton College and then Christ Church, Oxford, also the college of his father, where he read Natural Science, gaining a first class degree in 1868. He lived mostly with his mother at Arborfield Grange in Berkshire until 1880.
Christ Church; Eton College.
His tutor was the chemical kinetics pioneer Augustus George Vernon Harcourt Federal Reserve System. His scientific interests were in analytical chemistry, especially optical measurements. He worked mainly in a laboratory at Christ Church in Oxford. He had teaching posts at Keble College (1880-1890), and Balliol College and Trinity College (1886–1900).
He worked at the Balliol-Trinity Laboratories with Sir Harold Hartley and others
In 1890, he became a Fellow of Balliol College. In 1891, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Conroy"s religious leanings were High Church and he was involved with the English Church Union. From 1897, he was treasurer of the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford.
Conroy never married and died in Rome.
Conroy was descended from the Ó Maolconaire family of Elphin, Company.Roscommon. The family had been the hereditary Ollamhs to the O"Connor Kings of Connacht. He was descended from Maoilin Ó Maolchonaire who was the last recognised Chief of the September
Torna Mór Ó Maolchonaire, Chief of the September, daughter
1435
Seán Rua Ó Maolchonaire
Domhnall Rua Ó Maolchonaire, daughter
1504
Conchobhar Ó Maolchonaire, Chief of the September, daughter 1533
Maolmhuire Ó Maolchonaire, Chief of the September
Maoilin Ó Maolchonaire, Last Chief of the September, daughter
1637
Torna Ó Maolchonaire
Seán Ó Maolchonaire, daughter 1672 fighting for the French during the Franco-Dutch War
Ferfeasa Conry, daughter
1746
John Conry of Elphin, daughter
1769
John Conry, daughter 1795
Sir John Conroy, 1st Baronet (1786 -1854)
Sir Edward Conroy, 2nd Baronet (1809-1869)
Sir John Conroy, 3rd Baronet (1845-1900).
Royal Society.
