William H. O'Hare

William Harold O'Hare (June 7, 1878 – June 5, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life O'Hare was born on June 7, 1878, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of cabinet maker William O'Hare and Anna Sheldon. His father was an Irish immigrant from Dublin.

O'Hare attended the New York Preparatory School and Brooklyn Law School. He graduated from the latter school in 1910 and was admitted to the bar later that year.

In 1914, O'Hare was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the Queens County 3rd District. He served in the Assembly in 1915, 1917, 1918, and 1919. In 1919, he unsuccessfully ran for Municipal Court judge of Brooklyn. During World War I, he served on the local Draft Board. In 1922, he was appointed deputy commissioner of the local State Veterans' Relief Committee. He initially served under District Attorney James T. Hallinan and retired under Charles P. Sullivan.

O'Hare was president of the Blackstone Club of Ridgewood and the Springfield Democratic Club. He was a member of the Elks, the Newtown Exempt Firemen's Association, the Loyal Order of Moose, the Brooklyn Bar Association, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, the Knights of Columbus, and the Foresters. He was involved with the Boy Scouts and was a leading figure for the organization in the Newtown area. He attended the Church of St. Pancras of Glendale. In 1903, he married Emmie Eugene Grauman of Brooklyn. Their children were Harold F., Kenneth W., Alice Elizabeth, and Kathleen Eugene.