Jeremiah Edward O'Connell (July 8, 1883 – September 18, 1964) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.

Jeremiah Edward O'Connell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Rhode Island's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927
Preceded byAmbrose Kennedy
Succeeded byLouis Monast
In office
March 4, 1929 – May 9, 1930
Preceded byLouis Monast
Succeeded byFrancis Condon
Personal details
Born(1883-07-08)July 8, 1883
Wakefield, Massachusetts
DiedSeptember 18, 1964(1964-09-18) (aged 81)
Cranston, Rhode Island
Political partyDemocratic Party
Alma materBoston University
OccupationAttorney, judge

Born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, O'Connell attended the public schools. He was graduated from Boston University in 1906 and from the law school of the same university in 1908. He was admitted to the bar in 1907 and commenced practice in Boston, Massachusetts. He moved to Providence, Rhode Island, in 1908 and continued the practice of law. He served as member of the city council 1913–1919, and as member of the board of aldermen 1919–1921.

O'Connell was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth and Sixty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress.

O'Connell was elected to the Seventy-first Congress and served from March 4, 1929, until his resignation on May 9, 1930, having been appointed an associate justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court, serving until January 10, 1935, when he was appointed presiding justice and served until his resignation in 1948.

O'Connell was elected as an associate justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and served until his resignation on January 18, 1956.[1] He was a resident of Cranston, Rhode Island, until his death September 18, 1964. He was interred in St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

References

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  1. ^ "Andrews, Roberts, Paolino Named To Three Vacancies On State Supreme Court", Newport Daily News (January 18, 1956), p. 1.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "Jeremiah E. O'Connell (id: O000023)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Rhode Island's 3rd congressional district

1923–1927
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Rhode Island's 3rd congressional district

1929–1930
Succeeded by