Joseph Henry O'Neil (March 23, 1853 – February 19, 1935) was a

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. Born in

Fall River, Massachusetts Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state. Located along the eastern shore of Mount H ...

, O'Neil moved with his parents to Boston in 1854. He attended the common schools. He graduated from Quincy Grammar School, Boston. Ten years at the carpenter's trade. He served as member of the Boston school committee 1874-1877. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1878-1882 and in 1884. He served as member of the board of directors for public institutions from 1880 to 1886 and was chairman of the board the last eighteen months. City clerk of Boston in 1887 and 1888. O'Neil was elected as a

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to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894. He served as assistant treasurer of the United States at Boston by appointment of President Cleveland in 1895–1899. Organized the Federal Trust Co., of Boston, in 1899 and served as its president until 1922, when it merged into the Federal National Bank, and then served as chairman of the board of directors until his death. He served as member of the board of sinking fund commissioners in 1899–1909. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1916. He died in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 19, 1935, and was interred in Holyhood Cemetery,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Oneil, Joseph H. 1853 births 1935 deaths Boston city clerks Boston School Committee members Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Politicians from Fall River, Massachusetts Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts Burials at Holyhood Cemetery (Brookline)

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