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O'Neal, William Walker – Opper, Frederick Burr

O'Neal, William Walker

journalist, was born Oct. 17, 1873, in Maryville, Mo. He attended the State university of Missouri; became a reporter on the St.

Joseph Daily News and the Kansas City Times; was editor of the Iowa Inter-State Herald; and is now the editor and owner of The Graphic of Firth, Neb.

O'Neall, John Belton

lawyer, jurist, author, was born April 10, 1793, in Bush River, S. C. He was a South Carolina jurist, and the author of Digest of the Negro Law; Annals of Newberry District; and Bench and Bar of South Carolina. He died Sept. 27, 1863, in Newberry, S. C.

O'Neall, John H

lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born Oct. 30, 1838, near Newberry, S. C. He represented Daviess county in the Indiana state legislature in 1866; was appointed prosecuting attorney for the eleventh judicial circuit in 1873, and was elected to the same office in 1874, but resigned before his term was out. He has been repeatedly honored by election to the board of trustees of the public schools, and was elected to the fiftieth, and fifty-first congresses as a democrat.

O'Neil, Joseph H

state legislator, congressman, was born March 23, 1853, in Fall River, Mass. He was a member of the Massachusetts house of representatives in 1878-84; was a member of the board of directors for public institutions for five years, the last eighteen months being chairman of the board; and was city clerk of Boston in 1887 and 1888. He was elected to the fifty-first, fifty-second and fifty-third congresses as a democrat.

O'Neill, Charles

lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born March 21, 1821, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1850-52 he was in the state legislature, and in 1853 in the state senate. He was again elected to the legislature in 1859, and in 1862 was elected a representative from Pennsylvania to the thirty-eighth congress. He was elected to the thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, forty-third, forty-fourth, forty-fifth, forty-sixth, forty-seventh, fortyeighth, forty-ninth, fiftieth, fifty-first and fifty-second congresses as a republican.

O'Neill, Edward

banker, state legislator. He served four terms as a member of the Wisconsin state legislature; and introduced the bill which brought about the establishment of the State Reform school at Waukesha. He was president of the Merchants' Exchange bank of Milwaukee; and served that city four times as mayor.

O'Neill, John

lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 17, 1821, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1844 he moved to Ohio, and there practiced law in the supreme court. In 1855 he was elected prosecuting attorney for Muskingum county. In 1862 he was elected a representative from Ohio to the thirty-eighth congress.

Opdale, Nellie Mann

educator, missionary, lecturer, was born May 17, 1860, in New Lisbon, Wis. She received her education in the public schools of Racine, and subsequently taught school in that city. She has held various positions in the Woman's Christian Temperance union; was state lecturer of the Wisconsin Woman's Suffrage association; addressed the state legislature during two different sessions, and is now an ordained minister of the universalist church.

Opdine, George

banker, public official, author, was born Dec. 7, 1805, in Kingwood, N. J. He was a banker of New York city, and mayor of that city in 1862- 63. He was the author of Treatise on Political Economy; Report on the Currency; and Official Documents and Addresses. He died June 12, 1880, in New York city.

Opper, Frederick Burr

artist, was born Jan. 2, 1857, in Madison, Ohio.

In 1877 he became an artist on the staff of Frank Leslie's periodicals, and for three years filled the position of humorous and special artist; and since 1880 he has been engaged on the staff of Puck, New York's great humorous journal.