| Frank J. O'Connell | |
| State Senate: | Pennsylvania |
| District: | 20th |
| Term Start: | January 2, 1979 |
| Term End: | August 31, 1985[1] |
| Predecessor: | T. Newell Wood |
| Successor: | Charles Lemmond |
| State House2: | Pennsylvania |
| District2: | 120th |
| Term Start2: | January 7, 1969 |
| Term End2: | November 30, 1978 |
| Predecessor2: | District Created |
| Successor2: | Franklin Coslett |
| State House3: | Pennsylvania |
| District3: | Luzerne County |
| Term Start3: | January 2, 1967 |
| Term End3: | November 30, 1968 |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Larksville, Pennsylvania |
| Death Place: | Port St. Lucie, Florida |
Frank J. O'Connell, Jr. (December 22, 1923 - January 31, 2004) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 20th district from 1979 to 1985.[2]
He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 120th district from 1969 to 1978[3] and the Luzerne County district from 1967 to 1968.[4]
O'Connell was born in Larksville, Pennsylvania, and graduated from St. Mary's High School.[5]
He served in the U.S. Army for two years in Europe during World War II, and later became a businessman who owned and operated the Kingston House restaurant and Columbia Catering.[6]
O'Connell served on the Kingston Borough council from 1960 to 1971. Elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 120th district in 1967, he served five consecutive terms including as Minority Caucus Chairman from 1975 to 1976.[5]
He then served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 20th district from 1979 to 1985.[3]
O'Connell died on January 31, 2004, in Port St. Lucia, Florida, and was interred at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Kingston Township, Pennsylvania.[6]