O'Connell, Joseph Francis, 1872-1942
Person
Biographical Note
Joseph F. O'Connell was born in 1872 to James O’Connell (1845-1924) and Elizabeth O’Connell (1841-1921). He married Marisita Lenahan (1888-1963) in 1910. Marisita was the daughter of United States Congressman John T. Lenahan IV and Mary Donovan Lenahan, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Joseph O’Connell attended Boston College and Harvard Law School and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1907 to 1911. He worked as an attorney alongside two of his brothers, Don and James, covering a wide variety of cases, including those involving Chinese immigrants, interpersonal disputes, murder, and a German saboteur in Maine. He died suddenly in 1942, days after his 70th birthday.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Lenahan O'Connell collection of O'Connell family genealogical research
Collection
Identifier: MS-1996-006
Abstract
Collection of original and copied vital records, correspondence, financial and legal documents, and newspaper clippings about members of the O’Connell family. The bulk of the collected materials pertain to Joseph F. O’Connell, including speech transcripts, legal briefs and court transcripts, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. There is also correspondence to and from Lenahan O’Connell concerning the collection of these materials and the research and writing of ...
Restrictions on access
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1900-1994