Edward O'Neill (Wisconsin politician)

Edward O'Neill
Mayor of Milwaukee
In office
1863, 1867–1870
Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
In office
1856–1857
ConstituencySixth District
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1854–1855
Personal details
Born(1820-03-14)March 14, 1820
Killarney, Ireland
DiedMarch 28, 1890(1890-03-28) (aged 70)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Clarissa A. McLaughlin
(m. 1847; died 1890)
OccupationBusinessman, politician
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Edward O'Neill (March 14, 1820 – March 28, 1890) was an American merchant, banker and politician, who served in the Wisconsin State Senate and the State Assembly; and four one-year terms as Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as well as nine years on the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, four of them as its president.[1][2] He was a Democrat.

  1. ^ "Edward O'Neill". Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  2. ^ Jerome A. Watrous. Memoirs of Milwaukee County, Volume 1. Madison, Wis.: Western Historical Society: 1909, pp. 149-150.