C. William O'Neill

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C. William O'Neill (February 14, 1916 - August 20, 1978) was a Republican politician from Ohio. He was born in Marietta, Ohio. He was the 59th governor of Ohio. He graduated from both Marietta College (1938) and The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (1942). While at Marrietta he joined The Delta Upsilon University.

O'Neill served as a state representative and as Speaker of the House. He was then elected the State Attorney General in 1950, serving from 1951-1957, when he was elected to the governorship. O'Neill served until 1959. He was defeated for reelection due to his support of the controversial proposed "right to work" amendment to the Ohio Constitution. He served on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1960 until his death serving as an associate justice, then Chief Justice. He had the distinction of serving in all three branches of Ohio government during his career.

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Preceded by Herbert S. Duffy	Ohio Attorney General 1951-1957	Succeeded by William B. Saxbe
Preceded by John W. Brown	Governors of Ohio 1957-1959	Succeeded by Michael DiSalle
Preceded by Kingsley A. Taft	Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court 1970-1978	Succeeded by Robert E. Leach

Governors of Ohio

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