MYLES O'CONNOR
1823 - 1909
Myles Poore O'Connor embodied Catholic success in the booming economies of the Far West. Born in Ireland in 1823, O'Connor emigrated first to St. Louis where he was trained in the law. Upon hearing of the discovery of gold in California in 1849, he set out for the West, traveling overland by mule team across the plains and over the Rockies. O'Connor was extraordinarily generous with his new found riches, donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to Catholic religious orders, such as the Sisters of Notre Dame and the Jesuits.
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