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.

Congressional Biography

After 4 session(s) serving in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Charles O'Neill went on to serve in congress


If you wish to contact your current State Representative, please visit the Find Your Legislator page; or visit the Members of the House page to view a list of all current Representatives.