Charles O'Neill
Charles O'Neill
Photo credit:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Brady-Handy Collection, LC-DIG-cwpbh-00225
Sessions
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | Representative | Whig | ||
| 1851 | Representative | Whig | ||
| 1852 | Representative | Whig | ||
| 1860 | Representative | Republican | ||
| Counties | Philadelphia, Philadelphia City | |||
Biography
03/21/1821 - 11/25/1893
Philadelphia City (1850-1852), Philadelphia County (1860)
O’NEILL, Charles, a Representative from Philadelphia City and Philadelphia County; born, March 21, 1821 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; graduated, Dickinson College, 1840; attorney-at-law (1843-1893); elected as a Whig to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1850, 1851 and 1852 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1853 term; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate (1853); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1860 term: not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1861 term; elected, United States Congress (1863-1871, 1873-1893); unsuccessful campaign for reelection to Congress (1870); died while in office of Congress, November 25, 1893 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
After 4 session(s) serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Charles O'Neill went on to serve in congress - opens in a new tab