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William G. O’Hara, D.D. was the first bishop of Scranton, and founder in 1888 of Saint Thomas College, now the Jesuit University of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

O'Hara Hall is named in honor of Frank J. O'Hara, who served the University of Scranton for over half a century.

O'Hara Hall This two-story building at Marquette University, Milwaukee,Wisconsin, houses the Offices of the President, the Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs, Administrative Affairs, General Counsel, Governmental Relations, and the Office of University Mission and Identity. Built in 1920, the building was formerly the Winkler family residence. O'Hara Hall was remodeled into an administrative building in 1938 and is named for the former chairman of Marquette's Board of Governors Charles O'Hara (d. 1950).

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