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 O'NEIL

O'XEILL

0'Neall(q.v.), during his minority. He was gi-ad- uated aC the University of Indiana, B.S., in 1863 ; studied law under Judge William Mack of Terre Haute, Ind., and was graduated at the law department of the University of Mich- igan in 1864. He was married, July 5, 1866. He represented Daviess county in the Indiana legislature in 1866 ; was prosecuting attorney for the 11th judicial district of Indiana in 18T3, and served part of a second term in 1874, when he resigned. He was a Democratic representative from the second district of Indiana in the 50th and olst congresses, 1887-91, and in 1891 resumed the practice of law in Washington, Ind.

O'NEIL, Charles, naval officer, was born in Manchester, England, March 15, 1842 ; son of John and Mary Ann O'Neil. He came to the United States in 1847, and was educated in Boston, Mass. He entered the U.S. navy as a master's mate on board the frigate Cinnberland in July, 1861, was engaged in the capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark, in August, 1861, and in the engage- ment with the Confederate ironclad Merrimac, March 8, 1862. He rescued Lieutenant Morris from di-owning, for which he received favorable mention and was promoted acting master. May 1, 1863. He was attached to the gun boat Tioga, irom the fall of 1863 to July, 1864. and cruised in her in Wilkes's Special West India squadron md in the East Gulf blockading squadron. He -vas attached to the steamer Rhode Island of the .'sorth Atlantic blockading squadron, 1864-65. and jarticipated in both attacks on Fort Fisher, for vhich he was favorably mentioned. He was pro- noted acting volunteer lieutenant. May 30, 1865 ; 3rved on the receiving ship Princeton, and on the steam gunboat Shamrock of the Euro- pean squadron, 1866- 67 ; was attached to the store ship Guard of the European squadron, 1866-68 : was commissioned . --^-'^^^^ lieutenant in the reg-

' *«^,A. .^^^^^^s^ '^^^^ navy, March 11, 1868, and lieutenant- commander,, Dec. 18, 1868. He was mar- ried, April 6, 1869, to Mary C, daughter of Richard Frothingham of Charlestown, Mass. She died. May 3, 1901. He served on the ironclad Dictator of the North Atlantic squadron, 1870-71 ; the receiving ship Boston in 1873 ; the Lancaster and TFasp of the South Atlantic squadron. 1873-76, and the training ship Minnesota, 1876-77. He commanded' the Supply in 1877 ; was attached

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to the Swatara on the North Atlantic station, 1877-78, and was on ordnance duty at the Boston navy yard, 1879-83. He was executive officer of the Richmond on the Asiatic station, 1883-84 ; was on special ordnance duty, 1884-86, and pro- moted commander, July 38, 1884, He served on ordnance duty at the New York navy yard, 1886- 89; commanded the Dolphin on special service, 1889-90, was stationed at the navy yard, Wash- ington, D.C., 1890-93; was general inspector of the building of the Marblehead, 1893-94 ; com- manded that vessel in the North Atlantic and European squadrons, 1894-96, and was superin- tendent of the naval gun factory in Washington, 1896-97. He was appointed chief of the bureau of ordnance at Washington. D.C., with the rank of commodore, June 1, 1897 ; was promoted to the grade of captain, July 31, 1897 ; was commis- sioned rear-admiral, April 23, 1901, and was re- appointed chief of the bureau of ordnance, June 1, 1903.

O'NEIL, Joseph Henry, representative, was born in Fall River, Mass., March 23, 1853 ; son of Patrick Henry and Mary (Harrington) O'Neil. In 1854 his parents removed to Boston. Mass., where he became apprenticed to the printer's trade and afterward to the carpenter's trade. He was a member of the school board, 1874-78 ; represented Boston in the Massachusetts legislature, 1878-82, and 1883-84 ; was a president of the Democratic organization of the house in 1880, using his in- fluence to secure the charter of incorporation for the Meigs elevated railroad system, which was granted in 1884; was president of the company-, 1888-89, and of the Federal Trust company of Boston, Mass., from its incorporation in 1899. He was married, July 1, 1884, to Mary Anastasia, daughter of John and Maria (Plunkett) Ingoldsby of Boston, Mass. He was president of the board of directors of public institutions of the city of Boston, 1885-86 ; clerk of the city, 1887- 88 ; representative from the fourth district in the 51st, 53d and 53d congresses, 1889-95 ; a founder of St. James Young Men's Catholic Total Abstin- ence society of Boston in 1870, and an originator of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union.

O'NEILL, Charles, representative, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 21,1831; son of John and Mary Blakiston O'Neill ; grandson of John and Susanah (Johnson) O'Neill ; great-grandson of John and Susan (Ferguson) O'Neill, and a descend- ant of John, Lord O'Neill, of Shanes Castle, county Antrim, Ireland. His father was an architect and died about 1832, and his grandfather was a Revolutionary soldier in Captain Helm's company New Jersey Line. Charles was prepared for college at a Friends school conducted by John Sanderson ; was graduated at Dickinson college in 1840 ; studied law under George M.