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  une Dissertation Physique sur la continuité de plusieurs os, à l'occasion d'une fabrique surprenante d'un tronc de Squelette humain, ou les vertebres, les côtes, l'os Sacrum, & les os des Iles, qui naturellement sont distincts & separez, ne font qu'un seul os continu & inseparable,’ Paris, 1691, 4to. 2. ‘Zωοθανάσιον θαυμαστόν, seu Mirabilis Viventium Interitus in Charonea Neapolitana Crypta. Dissertatio Physica Romæ in Academia ill. D. Ciampini proposita,’ Cologne, 1694. On the title-page of this and the previous work the author's name appears to have been originally printed ‘O'Connor,’ but the letter ‘O’ has been carefully cut out.

Funeral Sermon by Hayley; Biog. Brit. (Kippis); Sloane MS. 4041; MacGee's Irish Writers of the Seventeenth Century, p. 213; Cat. of Printed Books in Brit. Mus.; Lowndes's Bibl. Man. (Bohn), 511; Wilford's Memorials, p. 345.]

 CONNOR, CHARLES (d. 1826), comedian, was a native of Ireland, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He is said in the ‘Gentleman's Magazine’ for December 1826 to have played at school Euphrasia in the ‘Grecian Daughter,’ to have made his first appearance as an actor at Bath as Fitzharding in the ‘Curfew,’ and to have been the original Lothair. These statements must be taken with reserve. The original Lothair of ‘Adelgitha’ was Elliston, and that of the ‘Miller and his Men’ was Abbott, and the first appearance in London of Connor did not take place until 18 Sept. 1816, two years after the first production of the latter, and nine after that of the earlier piece. Of his Bath performances, moreover, no record exists. His first London character was Sir Patrick McGuire in the ‘Sleep Walker’ of Oulton. From this period until 14 June 1826, when as Kenrick in the ‘Heir-at-Law’ he took a benefit and made his last recorded appearance, he played at Covent Garden a round of characters. These consisted of Irish characters, servants, villains, and the like, the most prominent being Sir Callaghan in Macklin's ‘Love à la Mode,’ Foigard in the ‘Beaux' Stratagem,’ Sir William Davison in an adaptation of Schiller's ‘Mary Stuart,’ Julio in Barry Cornwall's ‘Mirandola,’ Dennis Brulgruddery in the younger Colman's ‘John Bull,’ and Filch in the ‘Beggar's Opera.’ He also played characters in various adaptations of Scott's novels. The original characters assigned him included Terry O'Rourke, otherwise Dr. O'Toole, in the ‘Irish Tutor,’ written expressly for him, Cheltenham 12 July 1822, Covent Garden 28 Oct. 1822; and Dr. O'Rafferty in ‘Cent. per Cent.,’ 29 May 1823. He is said to have played Sir Lucius O'Trigger in the ‘Rivals.’ Connor had a good face, figure, and voice, and was fairly popular. His career in London cannot be regarded as a great success, seeing that he made no advance. He died suddenly of heart disease on 7 Oct. 1826 while crossing St. James's Park to his home in Pimlico, and was buried on 13 Oct. 1826 at the New Church, Chelsea. Connor was a Roman catholic. He left two children and a wife who had been on the stage.

Mrs. Connor is said to have acted at the Haymarket as Grace Gaylove in the ‘Review.’ She played at Covent Garden on 22 May 1820 Manse Headrigg in the ‘Battle of Bothwell Brigg,’ in which her husband was Graham of Claverhouse, Servia in ‘Virginius’ to her husband's Appius, Covent Garden, December 1821, and Duchess of York in ‘Richard III,’ Covent Garden, 12 March 1821. A benefit was given her at the English Opera House (Lyceum) after her husband's death.

[Genest's Account of the English Stage; Biography of the British Stage, 1824; Gent. Mag. 1826; New Monthly Mag.; Theatrical Inquisitor.]

 CONNOR, GEORGE HENRY (1822–1883), dean of Windsor, eldest son of George Connor, master in chancery in Ireland, born in 1822, was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated B.A. in 1845, and proceeded M.A. in 1851. He was ordained deacon in 1846 and priest in the following year. After officiating for some time at St. Thomas's Chapel, Newport, Isle of Wight, he held a cure of souls at St. Jude's, Southsea, and subsequently at Wareham, Dorset. He was appointed vicar of Newport in 1852. Here it was due to his initiative and energy that the parish church was rebuilt at a cost of 22,000l. The foundation-stone was laid by the prince consort. He also built a vicarage and some almshouses, and effected some improvements in the schools. He was for some years honorary chaplain and chaplain in ordinary to the queen, chaplain to the governor of the Isle of Wight, and official and commissary of the archdeaconry of Wight. He was gazetted to the deanery of Windsor in October 1882. He left Newport amidst the general regret of his parishioners. He had no sooner entered on his new duties than his health broke down. He preached once in St. George's Chapel, and several times in the private chapel. It taxed his strength severely to be present on the occasion of the christening of the Princess Alice of Albany on 26 March. He died on 1 May 1883. Connor married in 1852 Maude Worthington, eldest daughter of John