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Charles O'Neill (Pennsylvania politician)

Charles O'Neill (Pennsylvania politician)

American politician

Charles O'Neill (March 21, 1821 – November 25, 1893) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1863 to 1871 and from 1873 to 1893.

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He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1850 to 1852 and from 1860 to 1861. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1853 to 1854.

Early life and education

O'Neill was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended a Quaker preparatory school. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1840. He studied law under the future Vice-President of the United States, George M. Dallas and was admitted to the Philadelphia bar in 1843.[1]

Career

He was elected as a Whig[1] to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and served from 1850 to 1852 and from 1860 to 1861.[2] He was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district and served from 1853 to 1854.[3]

In 1862 during the Civil War, he was elected as a Republican to the 38th and to the three succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 losing to John V. Creely.[4] He was again elected to the 43rd Congress and served from 1873 until his death in 1893.

He died of tuberculosis[5] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is interred in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Memorial Addresses 1895, p. 47.
  2. [2]
    "Charles O'Neil". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Charles O'Neill". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. [4]
    "The life and mysterious disappearance of Representative John V. Creely of Pennsylvania". www.history.house.gov. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. [5]
    Memorial Addresses 1895, p. 72.

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