He was elected as a Democrat to the 68th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W. Bourke Cockran , and was re-elected to the 69th , 70th , 71st , 72nd , 73rd , 74th and 75th United States Congresses , holding office from November 6 , 1923 , to January 3 , 1939 . He was one of the few Democrats targeted in the 1938 primaries by Franklin D. Roosevelt to be defeated . He was a delegate at large to the 1936 Democratic National Convention . He died in Washington , D.C.
1936 Democratic National Convention
1936 Democratic National Convention
John J. O'Connor (politician)