About Basil O'Connor

Daniel Basil O'Connor 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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Basil O'Connor

lawyer and Philanthropist (1892–1972)

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About Basil O'Connor

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Occupation: philanthropist, lawyer, donor

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January 8, 1892

Died

March 9, 1972, March 10, 1972

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