John J. O'Neill (American politician) explained

John J. O'Neill
State:Missouri
Term Start:April 3, 1894
Term End:March 3, 1895
Predecessor:Charles F. Joy
Successor:Charles F. Joy
State2:Missouri
Term Start2:March 4, 1891
Term End2:March 3, 1893
Predecessor2:Frederick G. Niedringhaus
Successor2:Richard P. Bland
Term Start3:March 4, 1883
Term End3:March 3, 1889
Predecessor3:Robert T. Van Horn
Successor3:Frederick G. Niedringhaus
Office4:Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
Term Start4:1872
Term End4:1878
Birth Name:John Joseph O'Neill
Birth Date:25 June 1846
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Resting Place:Calvary Cemetery
Party:Democratic
Profession:Politician, lawyer

John Joseph O'Neill (June 25, 1846 – February 19, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, O'Neill attended the common schools.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and commenced practice in St. Louis.He engaged in the manufacture of gold pens.He served as a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1872 to 1878.He served as a member of the municipal assembly from 1879 to 1881.

O'Neill was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889).He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Forty-ninth Congress), Committee on Labor (Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1888 to the Fifty-first Congress.

O'Neill was elected to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893).He successfully contested the election of Charles F. Joy to the Fifty-third Congress (April 3, 1894 – March 3, 1895).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.He resumed the practice of law.He died in St. Louis, Missouri, February 19, 1898.He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.