Preceded by Samuel T. Worcester Political party Democratic Succeeded by Columbus Delano | Preceded by John D. Jones Party Democratic Party Resting place Saint Thomas Cemetery | |
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Born December 17, 1822
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ( 1822-12-17 ) Alma mater Mount St. Mary's University
Georgetown University Law Center Died 25 May 1905, Zanesville, Ohio, United States Education Mount St. Mary's University, Georgetown Law | ||
John O'Neill (December 17, 1822 – May 25, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
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.
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. 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.