David J. O'Connell (politician)
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
| David J. O’Connell | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 9th district |
|
| In office March 4, 1923 – December 29, 1930 |
|
| Preceded by | Andrew Petersen |
| Succeeded by | Stephen A. Rudd |
| In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
|
| Preceded by | Oscar W. Swift |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Petersen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Joseph O'Connell December 25, 1868 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | St. John's Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
David Joseph O'Connell (December 25, 1868 – December 29, 1930) was an American publisher and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from New York between 1919 to 1930.
Biography
Born in New York City, O'Connell attended public schools as a child. He worked in the publishing business in New York City, eventually becoming a sales manager for Funk & Wagnalls.
In addition, he organized and was the first secretary of the 28th Ward Board of Trade and the Allied Board of Trade in Brooklyn, New York. He also served as president of the Booksellers' League of New York, as well as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920.
Tenure in Congress
O'Connell was elected as a Democrat to the 66th Congress, where he served from March 4, 1919 to March 3, 1921. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 67th Congress in 1920. However, two years later, O'Connell was elected to the 68th Congress, as well as the three succeeding Congresses and in 1930 was reelected to the 72nd Congress. He served until his death in New York City on December 29, 1930.[1]
Burial
O'Connell was interred in St. John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Brooklyn, New York.
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to David J. O'Connell. |
- David J. O'Connell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- David J. O'Connell at Find a Grave
| United States House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 9th congressional district March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
Succeeded by Andrew Petersen |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 9th congressional district March 4, 1923 – December 29, 1930 |
Succeeded by Stephen A. Rudd |
Script error: No such module "navbox top and bottom".
Script error: No such module "navbox top and bottom". 
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Articles with short description
- Commons category link is locally defined
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1868 births
- 1930 deaths
- Politicians from New York City
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
