Chloe Ann O'Neil (September 7, 1943 - November 15, 2018) was an American politician from

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Life

She was born Chloe Ann Tehon on September 7, 1943 in

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, the daughter of Stephen W. Tehon PhD (1920–2009) and Betty Irene "Mae" (Albright) Tehon (1922–2010). In 1952, the family moved to

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where Stephen W. Tehon worked for

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. She graduated

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in 1967, and later

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, both from

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. Then she taught school. In 1966, she married college professor John G. A. O'Neil (1937–1992), and they had two children. They lived in Parishville. Her husband was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1981 to 1992. She also entered politics as a

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, and was an aide to her husband during his Assembly tenure. Her husband died on December 10, 1992, in a car accident, and Chloe Ann O'Neil was nominated by the Republicans to run in the special election to fill the vacancy. She was elected on February 16, 1993, and remained in the Assembly (112th D.) until 1998, sitting in the 190th, 191st and

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s. Chloe was killed in a two-car collision on November 15, 2018 in the town of Dickinson, NY.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oneil, Chloe Ann 1943 births Living people People from St. Lawrence County, New York Women state legislators in New York (state) Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly State University of New York at Potsdam alumni People from Watseka, Illinois 21st-century American women