Tip O'Neill
American politician (1912–1994)
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994)[1] was an American politician and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
Tip O'Neill | |
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| 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office January 4, 1977 – January 3, 1987 | |
| President | Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Carl Albert |
| Succeeded by | Jim Wright |
| House Majority Leader | |
| In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977 | |
| Deputy | John J. McFall |
| Preceded by | Hale Boggs |
| Succeeded by | Jim Wright |
| House Majority Whip | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Leader | Hale Boggs |
| Preceded by | Hale Boggs |
| Succeeded by | John J. McFall |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th district | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Torbert Macdonald |
| Succeeded by | Joseph P. Kennedy |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district | |
| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | John F. Kennedy |
| Succeeded by | James A. Burke |
| Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1949–1953 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Willis |
| Succeeded by | Charles Gibbons |
| Minority Leader of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1947–1949 | |
| Preceded by | John E. Flaherty |
| Succeeded by | Charles Gibbons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Phillip O'Neill December 9, 1912 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 5, 1994 (aged 81) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mildred Anne Miller |
| Children | Thomas Christopher Susan Rosemary |
| Alma mater | Boston College |
O'Neill was an outspoken liberal Democrat and influential member of the House of Representatives, serving for 34 years and representing two congressional districts in Massachusetts.
He served as Speaker of the House from 1977 until his retirement in 1987, making him the only Speaker to serve for five complete consecutive Congresses, and the second longest-serving Speaker in U.S. history after Sam Rayburn. O'Neill retired from Congress in 1987 but remained active in public life.
O'Neill died of cardiac arrest on January 5, 1994.
References
change- ↑ "Biographical Note | Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Papergs | John J. Burns Library, Boston College". Bc.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
Other websites
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Media related to Tip O'Neill at Wikimedia Commons
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- George Bush Presidential Library and Museum - Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom Awards Archived 2011-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Biographer John A. Farrell's remarks on Tip O'Neill at congressional forum on the Speaker
- Links to searchable version and opening chapter on Tip's boyhood from Tip O'Neill and the Democratic Century
- Booknotes interview with Gary Hymel on All Politics Is Local and Other Rules of the Game, January 23, 1994. Archived November 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Booknotes interview with John Farrell on Tip O'Neill and the Democratic Century, May 20, 2001. Archived November 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- "Famous folks from Cambridge: Tip O'Neill". Boston.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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