Artist: James Murray Haddow (1910–1965)
William J. O’Connor
O’CONNOR, WILLIAM J. (1881–1958), inducted 1953
Born in Kerry County, Ireland, William J. O’Connor began working at Union Stock Yard and Transit Company in Chicago at age twenty-six and spent his entire career there. He held the positions of executive vice president and general manager of Union Stock Yards, was a director of the International Live Stock Exposition, and was secretary of the International Horse Show.
Source: Saddle & Sirloin Guidebook 2026, p. 152