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WILLIAM MONTAGUE O'NEILL
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WILLIAM MONTAGUE O'NEILL, who is engaged in the plumbing and
house heating business under the firm name of W. M. & E. S. O'Neill, the
latter being Edward Sylvester O'Neill, is a prominent citizen of Bayonne,
Hudson County. He is the son of Francis and Catherine (Dunn) O'Neill.
and was born in New Brunswick, N. J., on the 12th of December, 1859. His
parents were both natives of Ireland, coming to this country when young.
marrying in New Brunswick, and moving thence to Newark, N. J., and in
1871 to Bayonne. They were thrifty, industrious people and respected and
esteemed by all who knew them. Mr. O'Neill acquired his education at the Christian Brothers' Academy in Newark, and afterward took up the study of law in the office of William Lindsay, of New York City, with whom he remained about one year. Circumstances and tastes combined at that time to divert his attention from a professional to a business life, and he entered the plumbing business established by his father in Bayonne. In 1880 he and his brother, Edward Sylvester O'Neill, succeeded to their father's business and have since conducted it with marked success. They make a specialty of househeating and plumbing and also carry on a hardware trade. As a citizen and business man Mr. O'Neill is highly respected and enjoys the confidence of the entire community. He is a Democrat in politics, an exempt fireman of the Fire Department of Bayonne, and a member and Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus. His activity in promoting the best interests of his section, his honesty and enterprise in all business matters. his genial good nature and integrity of character. have made him one of the popular men of Hudson County. Mr. O'Neill was married on the 4th of November, 1896, to Mary McAvoy, daughter of Peter and Julia McAvoy, of Elizabeth, N. J. They have one child. Agnes C.
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