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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	2	Jan 8, 1895 - Oct 21, 1896	24th (1) (2)	Democrat	Atlanta / Cass		Cass

(1) O'Neal resigned 10/21/1896. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Lists "H.F. O'Neal of Cass" in State Democratic Conventions (1873, 1898, 1908), as Attorney General nominee of Greenback-Labor State Convention (1880), Greenback State Convention (1884); and Howard F. O'Neal of Cass County in Democratic State Convention (1896). All are indexed together as one entry; however, it is unclear if H.F. O'Neal refers to Henry (father) or Howard (son). Platforms of Political Parties in Texas, 1916.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• H.F. O'Neal. House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

• H.F. O'Neal, birth date 9/22/1853, death date 12/6/1935, burial in Pine Crest Cemetery, Atlanta, Cass County. Son of Henry F. O'Neal and Melantha Cooley, spouse Ida. Includes biographical sketch of Howard Francis O'Neal from History of Cass County People, by Cass County Genealogical Society. Find a Grave.
• Biographical sketch, Judge Howard F. O'Neal, Volume III, pp. 1257-1258, son of Hon. Henry F. and Malantha (Cooley) O'Neal. Relatives: Henry F. O'Neal, father; Judge Howard F. O'Neal and Hardy A. O'Neal, sons/brothers. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.

Other Resources

• H.F. O'Neal. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
• Cass County Census:
  1860 - Henry F. O'Neal, Linden, age 25, born in Mississippi, editor, wife M.E., sons H.A. (age 9) and H.F. (age 6).
  1880 - Hardy A. O'Neal, age 28, wife Mollie L.
  1900 - H.F. (Howard F.) ONeal, Atlanta, age 46, born September 1853, wife Ida C.
  1910 - H.A. ONeal, Atlanta, age 59, wife Mollie; H.F. ONeal, Atlanta, age 56, wife Ida.
  1920 - Hardy ONeal, Atlanta, age 68, wife Mollie; Howard ONeal, Atlanta, age 66, wife Ida.
  1930 - Hardy R. [A.] O'Neal, Atlanta, age 79, wife Mollie L.; Howard F. O'Neal, age 76. Both lawyers.
  Howard F. O'Neal, death date 12/6/1935 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. FamilySearch. 1860 1880 1900 1910 H.A. ONeal 1910 H.F. ONeal 1920 Hardy O'Neal 1920 Howard O'Neal 1930 Hardy O'Neal 1930 Howard F. O'Neal Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960
• Howard A. O'Neal. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Photographs

• Photograph. H.F. O'Neill, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
• 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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