C. William O'Neill

C. William O'Neill


Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office April 3, 1970 – August 20, 1978
Preceded by	Kingsley A. Taft
Succeeded by	Robert E. Leach
Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
In office November 30, 1960 – April 4, 1970
Preceded by	John Weld Peck II
Succeeded by	Leonard J. Stern
59th Governor of Ohio
In office January 14, 1957 – January 12, 1959
Lieutenant	Paul M. Herbert
Preceded by	John William Brown
Succeeded by	Michael DiSalle
37th Ohio Attorney General
In office January 8, 1951 – January 7, 1957
Preceded by	Herbert S. Duffy
Succeeded by	William B. Saxbe
87th Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives
In office January 6, 1947 – January 2, 1949
Preceded by	Jackson E. Betts
Succeeded by	John F. Cantwell
Personal details
Born	(1916-02-14)February 14, 1916 Marietta, Ohio
Died	August 20, 1978(1978-08-20) (aged 62) Columbus, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Betty Hewson
Alma mater	Marietta College, Moritz College of Law
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1943-1946
Battles/wars	World War II

C. William O'Neill (the C did not stand for anything)^[1] (February 14, 1916 – August 20, 1978) was a Republican politician from Ohio. He was born in Marietta, Ohio. He was the 59th Governor of Ohio. He graduated from both Marietta College (1938) and The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (1942). While at Marietta he joined The Delta Upsilon University.

O'Neill served as a state representative and as Speaker of the House. He was then elected the State Attorney General in 1950, being the youngest person elected to the office at age 34.^[1] He served from 1951–1957, when he was elected to the governorship. O'Neill served until 1959. He was defeated for re-election due to his support of the controversial proposed "right to work" amendment to the Ohio Constitution. He served on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1960 until his death serving as an associate justice, then Chief Justice. O'Neill was the only Ohioan to serve in top leadership positions in the legislative, executive and judicial branches of Ohio.^[1]

O'Neill was married to Betty Hewson on July 29, 1945, and they had two children. He died August 20, 1978, and his funeral service was at First Community Church in Columbus. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Marietta.^[1]

Legacy

The O'Neill Building at the Ohio Expo Center and State Fair in Columbus, Ohio, is named in honor of O'Neill.

References

1 2 3 4 The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System - C. William O'Neill "As he explained to the Columbus Dispatch in a 1975 interview the initial 'C'. stands for nothing; rather it was a compromise between his mother, who wanted to name him Charles, and his father, who did not want a junior in the family."

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Legal offices
Preceded by Herbert S. Duffy	Ohio Attorney General 1951-1957	Succeeded by William B. Saxbe
Party political offices
Preceded by Jim Rhodes	Republican Party nominee for Governor of Ohio 1956, 1958	Succeeded by Jim Rhodes

Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Ohio

Governors	Tiffin Kirker Huntington Meigs Looker Worthington E. Brown Trimble Morrow Trimble McArthur Lucas Vance Shannon Corwin Shannon T. Bartley M. Bartley Bebb Ford Wood Medill Chase Dennison Tod Brough Anderson J. D. Cox Hayes Noyes Allen Hayes Young Bishop Foster Hoadly Foraker Campbell McKinley Bushnell Nash Herrick Pattison Harris Harmon J. M. Cox Willis J. M. Cox Davis Donahey Cooper White Davey Bricker Lausche Herbert Lausche J. Brown O'Neill DiSalle Rhodes Gilligan Rhodes Celeste Voinovich Hollister Taft Strickland Kasich

Lieutenant Governors	Medill Myers Ford Welker Kirk Stanton Anderson McBurney Lee Mueller Hart Young Curtiss Fitch Hickenlooper Richards Warwick Kennedy Conrad Lyon Lampson Marquis Harris Jones Caldwell Nippert Gordon Harding Harris Treadway Pomerene Nichols Greenlund Arnold Bloom C. Brown Bloom Lewis Bloom Pickrel Braden J. T. Brown Pickrel Sawyer Mosier Yoder Herbert Nye Herbert Nye J. W. Brown Herbert Donahey J. W. Brown Celeste Voinovich Shoemaker Leonard DeWine Hollister O'Connor Bradley Johnson Fisher Taylor

Ohio Attorneys General

Stanbery McCormick Pugh McCook Kimball Wolcott Murray Critchfield Richardson Olds West Pond Little Pillars Nash Hollingsworth Lawrence Kohler Watson Richards Monnette Sheets Ellis Denman Hogan Turner McGhee Price Crabbe Turner Bettman Bricker Duffy Herbert Jenkins Duffy O'Neill Saxbe McElroy Saxbe Brown, P. Brown, W. Celebrezze Fisher Montgomery Petro Dann Rogers Cordray DeWine

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