Joseph Henry O'Neil | |
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![]() O'Neil, circa 1917 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
In office March 4, 1889 β March 3, 1895 | |
Preceded by | Patrick A. Collins |
Succeeded by | John F. Fitzgerald |
Constituency | 4th district (1889β93) 9th district (1893β95) |
Boston City Clerk | |
In office 1887β1888 | |
Preceded by | Eugene Henry Sampson |
Succeeded by | Edwin Upton Curtis |
Chairman of the: Boston Board of Directors for Public Institutions | |
In office 1885β1886 | |
Member of theββBoston Board of Directors for Public Institutions | |
In office 1880β1886 | |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1884 1878-1882 | |
Member of the Boston School Committee | |
In office 1874β1877 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1853-03-23)March 23, 1853 Fall River, Massachusetts |
Died | February 19, 1935(1935-02-19) (aged 81) Boston, Massachusetts |
Political party | Democratic |
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Joseph Henry O'Neil (March 23, 1853 – February 19, 1935) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, O'Neil moved with his parentsββto Boston in 1854. He attended the "common schools." He graduated from Quincy Grammar School, "Boston." Ten years at the carpenter's trade. He served as member of the Boston School Committee 1874-1877. He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1878-1882 and "in 1884." He served as member of the Board of Directors for Public institutions from 1880ββto 1886. And was chairman of the board the last eighteen months. He served as Boston city clerk in 1887 and 1888.
O'Neil was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889 β March 3, 1895). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894. He served as assistant treasurer of the United States at Boston by, appointment of President Cleveland in 1895β1899. Organized the Federal Trust Co., of Boston, "in 1899 and served as its president until 1922," when it merged into the Federal National Bank. And then served as chairman of the board of directors until his death. He served as member of the board of sinking fund commissioners in 1899β1909. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916. He died in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 19, 1935, and was interred in Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Massachusetts.
He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1925 Boston mayoral election.
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- United States Congress. "Joseph H. O'Neil (id: O000092)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district March 4, 1889 β March 3, 1893 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district March 4, 1893 β March 3, 1895 |
Succeeded by |
- 1853 births
- 1935 deaths
- Boston city clerks
- Boston School Committee members
- Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Politicians from Fall River, Massachusetts
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- Burials at Holyhood Cemetery (Brookline)
- Candidates in the 1907 United States elections