John O'Neill (congressman) explained

John O'Neill
State:Ohio
District:13th
Term Start:March 4, 1863
Term End:March 3, 1865
Preceded:Samuel T. Worcester
Succeeded:Columbus Delano
State Senate2:Ohio
District2:15th & 16th
Term Start2:January 7, 1884
Term End2:January 1, 1888
Alongside2:Edwin Sinnett
Preceded2:John D. Jones
Succeeded2:Joseph G. Huffman
Edwin Sinnett
Birth Date:17 December 1822
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Zanesville, Ohio, U.S.
Resting Place:St. Thomas Cemetery
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Mount St. Mary's University
Georgetown University Law Center

John O'Neill (December 17, 1822  - May 25, 1905) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1863 to 1865,

Early life and career

Born in Philadelphia, O'Neill attended the common schools at Frederick, Maryland, and Georgetown College, Washington, D.C. He was graduated from Mount St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg, Maryland, and from the law department of Georgetown College, Washington, D.C., in 1841. He was admitted to the bar in 1842. He moved to Zanesville, Ohio, in 1844 and commenced the practice of law.

He served as the prosecuting attorney of Muskingum County in 1845. He also held various county offices. He was United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio 1856-1858.[1]

Congress

O'Neill was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1865). He resumed the practice of his profession.

Later career and death

He served as member of the Ohio Senate 1883-1885. He then practiced law until his death in Zanesville, Ohio, on May 25, 1905. He was interred in St. Thomas' Cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of the U.S. Attorney Southern District of Ohio . United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Ohio . 2012-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120115101520/http://www.justice.gov/usao/ohs/usahistory.html . 2012-01-15 .