Joseph H. O'Neil

Joseph Henry O'Neil (born March 23, 1853 in Fall River , Massachusetts , †  February 19, 1935 in Boston , Massachusetts) was an American politician . Between 1889 and 1895 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1854, Joseph O'Neil came to Boston with his parents, where he later attended public schools and the Quincy Grammar School . He worked as a carpenter for ten years. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1874 and 1877 he was a member of the Boston School Board; from 1878 to 1882 and in 1884 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts . From 1880 he was a member of the board of the public institutions of Boston. During his last 18 months on this body, he chaired it. In 1887 and 1888 he worked as a City Clerk for the City of Boston.

In the congressional election of 1888 , O'Neil was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Patrick Collins on March 4, 1889 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1895 . From 1893 he represented the ninth district of his state there. In 1894 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party.

Between 1895 and 1899, O'Neil worked as Assistant Treasurer for the Federal Treasury in Boston. In 1899 he founded the Federal Trust Co. of Boston , whose president he was until 1922. In that year, the Federal National Bank was created , of which O'Neil was chairman. He held this post until his death. In 1916 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention , at which President Woodrow Wilson was nominated for re-election. Joseph O'Neil died in Boston on February 19, 1935.

Web links

• Joseph H. O'Neil in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Joseph H. O'Neil in the database of Find a Grave (English)