Connor was borin in Boston Massachusettes in 1825, his father a devout Catholic tailor and his mother a candlemaker 

Connor was the first of three sons, all three of the McKinsey boys were taught the skills of a tailor, but Connor was the least capable, more often sneaking out in the middle of the night to fight in the local bars for sport. Connor also had a taste for sneaking into the halls of Harvard to listen to various lectures and lessons.

Frustrated but understanding, Connors father worked hard and long to save the earnings he would need to afford such a level of education for his son and despite his clear aptitude for academics, Connor's enjoyment of alcohol and fist

Connor has switched sides twice, returning to the Anarch cause only half a decade ago when he pulled out from the Pittsburgh city court as Scourge and fought alongside the Steel Circle gang. Because of his loyalties changing to the camarilla previously, he is often considered a probationary Anarch by more die hard 'narchs who want to give him a hard time. 

Connor keeps some relations with members of the Camarilla open depsite his Anarch status, he keeps himself in check in Elysium to the best of his ablities and tries to avoid picking fights where Harpies are sure to see and start rumor. 

Connor has hated the Sabbat since his first nights as a kindred, he views them as an even more perverted version of everything he hated about the lawless west.