Eugene M O'Neill

Infobox Person
name = Eugene M O'Neill


caption = Eugene M O'Neill, ownder of the Pittsburgh Dispatch newspaper
birth_date = 10 September, 1850
birth_place = Cloughbawn, County Wexford, Ireland
death_date = 26 November, 1926
death_place = Pittsburgh, PA
other_names =
known_for = Editor and owner of the Pittsburgh Dispatch newspaper
occupation =
nationality =

Eugene M O'Neill (September 10, 1850-November 26, 1926) was an Irish-born American lawyer and newspaper owner.

Biography

O'Neill was born in Clonroche, County Wexford, Ireland, the son of Hugh O'Neill, headmaster of town school, and Kate (Navin) O'Neill. He received his primary education at the local school run by his father then went to the University of Dublin where he graduated at age 17.

After graduation O'Neill, emigrated to the United States in March, 1867 to Pittsburgh [cite book
last = Leonard | first =John | title =Marquis Who's Who in Pennsylvania | publisher =LR Hamersly & Co | location = New York
date = 1908 | page = 504 | URL =http://books.google.com/books?id=V08DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA504&dq=dan+o%27neill+wexford&as_brr=1] . and practiced in both county and city courts for three years.

In 1875, he was elected City Councilman of Pittsburgh, the only political office he ever accepted. When his brother died on 30 January 1877, O'Neill took over management of the paper, a position he retained until again retiring from newspaper work in March 1902 [cite book
last = Leonard
first =John
title =Marquis Who's Who in America
publisher =LR Hamersly & Co
location = New York
date = 1908
page = 1415
URL =] . In addition to practicing law and his work in journalism, O'Neill was an active investor in real estate and industry, accumulating a fortune which at his death was estimated at $8,000,000. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Eugene M. O'Neill Dies of Pneumonia |url= http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=FA0F1EFF3C5D13738DDDAE0A94D9415B868EF1D3|work= |publisher=New York Times |date= 27 November 1926|accessdate=2008-09-10 ]

Eugene married Daniel's widow, Mrs Emily Martha “Emma” (Seely) O'Neill. They had no children. The couple lived in the family home "Linden House" in Pittsburgh, located on the corner of Penn Avenue and Linden Street. O'Neill died on 26 November, 1926 at St Luke's Hospital in New York City after a three month illness. The cause of death was pneumonia. He left a son, Florence O'Neill of Paris, France, and a daughter, Emily O'Neill Davies, and 3 grandchildren. After his death, he was interred at the Allegheny Cemetery.

References

Links

*http://www.esatclear.ie/~lorcand/history.htm#O%27Neill