Charles O'Neill (1849 – 14 January 1918) was an Irish

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politician and

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(MP) in the

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of the

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. He was first stood for election as the

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(IPP) candidate for the

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constituency at the 1900 general election, but was defeated by the

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MP John Campbell. After the death of the incumbent IPP MP

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, O'Neill was elected at November 1909 South Armagh by-election. He was re-elected at the January 1910 and December 1910 general elections. He died in office in January 1918, and the February 1918 South Armagh by-election was won by IPP candidate Patrick Donnelly.

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