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John Matthew O'Connell

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John Matthew O'Connell (August 10, 1872 – December 6, 1941) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.

Born in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, O'Connell attended the public schools.He taught in the local schools 1892-1902.He was graduated from the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Dental College (now a branch of Temple University) in 1905 and commenced practice in Westerly, Rhode Island, the same year.During World War I he served for sixteen months with Headquarters Sanitary Train, Twelfth Division, and later as a major in the United States Dental Reserve.He served as member of the State house of representatives 1929-1932.

O'Connell was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third, Seventy-fourth, and Seventy-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1938.He died in Westerly, Rhode Island, December 6, 1941.He was interred in St. Sebastian Cemetery.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "John Matthew O'Connell (id: O000025)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

  • John Matthew O'Connell at Find a Grave

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