John Joseph O'Neill

John Joseph O'Neill

John Joseph O'Neill (born June 25, 1846 in St. Louis , Missouri , †  February 19, 1898 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1895 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives several times .

Career

John O'Neill attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1870, he began to work in St. Louis in his new profession. He also made gold-plated pens. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1872 and 1878 he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives ; from 1879 to 1881 he was a member of the St. Louis City Council. In the congressional election of 1882 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Robert T. Van Horn on March 4, 1883 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1889 . From 1885 to 1887 he was chairman of the Committee on Labor .

In 1888 O'Neill was defeated by the Republican Frederick G. Niedringhaus . In the elections of 1890 he was re-elected to Congress, where he replaced Niedringhaus on March 4, 1891. Until March 3, 1893 he could spend another term in the US House of Representatives. In the elections of 1892 he lost to Charles Frederick Joy in the eleventh district of his state . O'Neill appealed against the election result. After this was granted, he was able to end the current legislative period in Congress between April 3, 1894 and March 3, 1895. In 1894 he renounced another candidacy.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, John O'Neill practiced law again. He died on February 19, 1898 in his hometown of St. Louis.

Web links

• John Joseph O'Neill in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)