John A. O'Neill

John A. O'Neill
15th Mayor of Hoboken
In office
April 1881 – April 1882
Preceded by E.V.S. Besson
Succeeded by E.V.S. Besson
Personal details
Born c. 1837
England
Died June 17, 1892
Washington, DC[1]
Political party Democratic[2]
Residence Hoboken, New Jersey

John A. O'Neill (c. 1837 - June 17, 1892) was an American steel engraver and Democratic party politician who 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.[3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Obituary Notes". The New York Times. June 19, 1892. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F30A1FF6355515738DDDA00994DE405B8285F0D3. Retrieved December 28, 2010. "John A. O'Neill who died at his home in Washington, DC ..." 
  2. ^ "A Notable Inaugural". The New York Times. May 4, 1881. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10C1EFA38581B7A93C6A9178ED85F458884F9. 
  3. ^ Appletons' annual cyclopaedia and register of important events. 17. D. Appleton and company. 1893. p. 564. http://books.google.com/books?id=BqYoAAAAYAAJ&dq=bureau%20of%20printing%20engraving%20O'Neill&pg=PA564#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
  4. ^ "The New Chief Engraver". The New York Times. April 18, 1885. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10A15FF3A5411738DDDA10994DC405B8584F0D3. 
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