O'CONOR, CHARLES
\ə͡ʊkˈɒnə], \əʊkˈɒnə], \əʊ_k_ˈɒ_n_ə]\
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(1804-1884), of New York, was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty. He sympathized with the Confederates during the Civil War. He was nominated for President of the United States by the "Labor Reform" branch of the Democratic party in 1872. He was counsel for Jefferson Davis when he was indicted for treason. He was largely the means of destroying the "Tweed Ring," and was noted as a lawyer.
By John Franklin Jameson
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.