A native of Ireland, William Connor was born and educated in Coleraine. At the age of seventeen he left Ireland to seek a new life in Canada. After completing his education at Huron College and the University of Toronto, he spent the greater part of his career in public service. An avid salior and pilot, he now makes his home in Niagara. He continues to write and travel in various parts of the world and to return each year to Ireland.