John A. O'Neill
1837 – June 17, 1892) was an American steel engraver and Democratic Party politician. He served as the 15th Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey.
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John A. O'Neill
O'Neill, J. A. (John A.), engraver · Library of Congress Catalog: https: Image download: https: Original url · Public domain
- Name
- John A.
- Born
- c. 1837
- Birthplace
- England
- Died
- June 17, 1892
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- politician · printmaker · writer
- Languages
- English
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1837 – June 17, 1892) was an American steel engraver and Democratic Party politician. He served as the 15th Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey.
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John A. O'Neill (1837–1892) was a politician, printmaker and writer, of American nationality. The politician was born in England. John A. O'Neill held the positions of Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey and Member of the New Jersey General Assembly and worked in Trenton.
Languages used include English. Works are held at Musée de la civilisation, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and National Library of Wales.
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The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are Trenton. Positions recorded include Member of the New Jersey General Assembly and Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey. Work by John A. O'Neill is recorded in the collections of Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Musée de la civilisation and National Library of Wales.
Henry Ward Beecher / photo by Williamson; eng'd. by J.A. O'Neill. Abstract/medium: 1 print: engraving.
O'Neill, J. A. (John A.), engraver · Library of Congress Catalog: https: Image download: https: Original url
Samuel Cooper engraved by John A. O'Neill
John A. O'Neill
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• Name — John A. O'Neill • Born — c. 1837 • Birthplace — England • Died — June 17, 1892 • Place of death — Washington, D.C. • Office — Mayor of Hoboken • Order — 15th • Term Start — April 1881 • Term End — April 1882 • Predecessor — E.V.S. Besson • Successor — E.V.S. Besson • Party — Democratic
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He served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1872; served three terms on the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders in 1869, 1870, and 1873; and one term as the fifteenth mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, from 1880 to 1881. He was appointed by President Grover Cleveland as the superintendent of the Engraving Division of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in 1885 and served there until his death in 1892.
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1837
John A. O'Neill was born on 1 January 1837.
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John A. O'Neill died at Washington, D.C..
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