Charles O'Neill (Pennsylvania politician)

Charles O'Neill
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1873 – November 25, 1893
Preceded by	John V. Creely
Succeeded by	Robert Adams, Jr.
In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871
Preceded by	Charles J. Biddle
Succeeded by	John V. Creely
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1860–1861
Constituency	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 1st district
In office 1853–1854
Preceded by	Benjamin Matthias
Succeeded by	Eli Kirk Price
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office 1850–1852
Personal details
Born	March 21, 1821 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died	November 25, 1893 (aged 72) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Political party	Whig, Republican
Occupation	Politician

Charles O'Neill (March 21, 1821 – November 25, 1893) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1863 to 1871 and from 1873 to 1893.

He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1850 to 1852 and from 1860 to 1861. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district from 1853 to 1854.

O'Neill was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended a Quaker preparatory school. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1840. He studied law under the future Vice-President of the United States, George M. Dallas and was admitted to the Philadelphia bar in 1843.^[1]

He was elected as a Whig^[1] to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and served from 1850 to 1852 and from 1860 to 1861.^[2] He was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 1st district and served from 1853 to 1854.^[3]

In 1862 during the Civil War, he was elected as a Republican to the 38th and to the three succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870 losing to John V. Creely.^[4] He was again elected to the 43rd Congress and served from 1873 until his death in 1893.

He died of tuberculosis^[5] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is interred in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

• Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Charles O'Neill. Government Printing Office. 1895.

• United States Congress. "Charles O'Neill (id: O000093)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-04-01
• The Political Graveyard

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