John J. O'Neill (American politician)

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

John J. O'Neill
John Joseph O'Neill, 1892 portrait
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 11th district
In office
April 3, 1894 – March 3, 1895
Preceded byCharles F. Joy
Succeeded byCharles F. Joy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byFrederick G. Niedringhaus
Succeeded byRichard P. Bland
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
Preceded byRobert T. Van Horn
Succeeded byFrederick G. Niedringhaus
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
In office
1872–1878
Personal details
Born
John Joseph O'Neill

(1846-06-25)June 25, 1846
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 1898(1898-02-19) (aged 51)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Resting placeCalvary Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

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.

References

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  • United States Congress. "John J. O'Neill (id: O000097)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 8th congressional district

1883–1889
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 8th congressional district

1891–1893
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 11th congressional district

1894–1895
Succeeded by
Charles F. Joy