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JAMES H. O'NEIL
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JAMES H. O'NEIL, of Jersey City, is the son of James O'Neil, and
was born in New York City on the 18th of October, 1853. In 1855 he removed
with his parents to Hoboken, Hudson County, where he attended
public school. Later he attended public school in Jersey City and Hudson
City (now a part of Jersey City), and was graduated from the schools
in the latter place.
After leaving school he became a clerk in a New York hardware store. He resigned that position March 1, 1869, to accept a clerkship under his father, who was Surrogate of Hudson County. He was the only clerk employed in the Surrogate's office when his father died in 1870, and he was retained as clerk by Surrogate Robert McCague, Jr., until 1880, when he was appointed Chief Clerk by William McAvoy, who was Surrogate from 1880 until his death in 1886. Governor Abbett appointed Mr. O'Neil Surrogate to fill the unexpired term and he was elected to the office by public election in the same year. He was re-elected in 1891 and served until the expiration of his second term in 1896. Mr. O'Neil discharged the duties of his office with unfailing fidelity and acknowledged ability, and gained a high reputation. He is one of the best known men in Hudson County, and has always taken an active part in public and political affairs. He is a Democrat in politics, a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of the Royal Arcanum, of the New Jersey and Berkeley Clubs, and of other social and political bodies. He was married, in 1887, to Miss Agnes Fitzgerald, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
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