Joseph H. O'Neil
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Joseph Henry O'Neil was a U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
.
Born in Fall 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 the Boston school committee 1874-1877.
He served as member of the State 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.
City clerk of Boston in 1887 and 1888.
O'Neil was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-first
, Fifty-second
, and Fifty-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 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 1899-1909.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916.
He died in Boston, Massachusetts, February 19, 1935.
He was interred in Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Massachusetts
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
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Born in Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...
, 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 the Boston school committee 1874-1877.
He served as member of the State 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.
City clerk of Boston in 1887 and 1888.
O'Neil was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-first
51st United States Congress
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, Fifty-second
52nd United States Congress
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, and Fifty-third
53rd United States Congress
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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 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 1899-1909.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916.
He died in Boston, Massachusetts, February 19, 1935.
He was interred in Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 58,732.-Etymology:...
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