Joseph Henry O'Neil | |
|---|---|
 O'Neil, circa 1917 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick A. Collins |
| Succeeded by | John F. Fitzgerald |
| Constituency | 4th district (1889–93) 9th district (1893–95) |
| Boston City Clerk | |
| In office 1887–1888 | |
| Preceded by | Eugene Henry Sampson |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Upton Curtis |
| Chairman of the Boston Board of Directors for Public Institutions | |
| In office 1885–1886 | |
| Member of the Boston Board of Directors for Public Institutions | |
| In office 1880–1886 | |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1884 1878-1882 | |
| Member of theBoston School Committee | |
| In office 1874–1877 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1853-03-23)March 23, 1853 |
| Died | February 19, 1935(1935-02-19) (aged 81) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Joseph Henry O'Neil (March 23, 1853 – February 19, 1935) was aU.S. Representative fromMassachusetts.
Born inFall River, Massachusetts, O'Neil moved with his parents to 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 theBoston School Committee 1874-1877.He served as member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives 1878-1882 and in 1884.He served as member of the Board of Directors for Public institutions from 1880 to 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 aDemocrat to theFifty-first,Fifty-second, andFifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889 – 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 1895–1899.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 1899–1909.He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916.He died inBoston, Massachusetts, on February 19, 1935, and was interred in Holyhood Cemetery,Brookline, Massachusetts.
He was an unsuccessful candidate in the1925 Boston mayoral election.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Matthew Hale | Democratic nominee forLieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1918 | Succeeded by John F. J. Herbert |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 4th congressional district March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 9th congressional district March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Succeeded by |
