John O'Neill
U.S. Congressperson
1822 – 1905
Who was John O'Neill?
John O'Neill was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, O'Neill attended the common schools at Frederick, Maryland, and Georgetown College, Washington, D.C.. He was graduated from Mount St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg, Maryland, and from the law department of Georgetown College, Washington, D.C., in 1841. He was admitted to the bar in 1842. He moved to Zanesville, Ohio, in 1844 and commenced the practice of law. He served as the prosecuting attorney of Muskingum County in 1845. He also held various county offices.
O'Neill was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress. He resumed the practice of his profession. He served as member of the Ohio Senate 1883-1885. He then practiced law until his death in Zanesville, Ohio, on May 25, 1905. He was interred in St. Thomas' Cemetery.
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- Born
- Dec 17, 1822
Philadelphia - Education
- Mount St. Mary's College
- Georgetown University Law Center
- Mount St. Mary's University
- Lived in
- Zanesville
- Philadelphia
- Died
- May 25, 1905
Zanesville
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on July 23, 2013
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