O'Connor, Basil, 1892-1972
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Sources of Information
- LCCN 58-1115: New York Academy of Sciences. Cellular biology, nucleic acids and viruses, 1957(hdg.: O'Connor, Basil, 1892- )
- NUCMC data from Franklin D. Roosevelt Libr. for His Papers, 1928-1948(Basil O'Connor; b. Jan. 8, 1892; d. Mar. 10, 1972; law partner of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1925-1933; chrm., treas., and trustee of Georgia Warm Springs Foundation; trustee, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and F.D.R. Library)
- LC data base, 5-7-91(hdg.: O'Connor, Basil, 1892- )
- Roosevelt, E. Mother R., c1977:p. 46, etc. (Basil O'Connor, Franklin D. Roosevelt's personal lawyer and former law partner; head of American Red Cross)
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Wikipedia description:
Daniel Basil O'Connor (January 8, 1892 – March 9, 1972) was an American lawyer and nonprofit executive. In cooperation with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt he started two foundations for the rehabilitation of polio patients and the research on polio prevention and treatment. From 1944 to 1949 he was chairman and president of the American Red Cross and from 1945 to 1950 he was chairman of the League of Red Cross Societies.
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