Mayor 1933 - 1937
Moses H. O’Connor was the youngest child of John O'Connor and Mary Murphy born at Uralla on 22 May 1868. He became a builder in Uralla and on 4 April 1894 married Mary Josephine Hyde. Initially he built shops and accommodation for miners in Hillgrove and then took his wife and family there. He was involved in the construction of the tramway at the Eleanora Gold mine and also the Styx River hydro-electric scheme commenced in 1907. He served Hillgrove for sixteen years as an alderman and mayor in 1909 and 1910. Because of the decline of mining at Hillgrove, he moved to Armidale in 1920 where he was employed by G.F. Nott and found employment on the construction of Ursuline Convent Chapel and the Armidale High School. He retired in December 1941 after thirty six years of public life and at that stage had been mayor of two municipalities covering seven years. He was mayor of Armidale City Council for five consecutive years and during his term in office the radio station 2AD opened; the museum was opened and Armidale's new hospital was opened. He died on 17 August 1947. His wife had pre-deceased him on 5 June 1942.