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Irish ancestry Politicians in South Carolina

John Patrick Grace (1874-1940) — also known as John P. Grace — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., December 30, 1874. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1911-15, 1919-23. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., June 25, 1940 (age 65 years, 178 days). Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.   Relatives: Married to Ella Barkley Sullivan.   The John P. Grace Bridge (built 1929, replaced and removed 2005), over the Cooper River from Charleston to Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John F. Kenny (b. 1853) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., 1853. Democrat. Painter; member of New York state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1885, 1887. Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   William P. Mulry (b. 1852) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., 1852. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 13th District, 1887. Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Abijah O'Neall (1798-1874) — of Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Newberry District (now Newberry County), S.C., December 9, 1798. Miller; merchant; surveyor; farmer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1839-40; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1849. Quaker; later Universalist. Irish ancestry. Sheltered escaping slaves as part of the "Underground Railroad" before the Civil War. Died in 1874 (age about 75 years). Original interment at Yountsville Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.; reinterment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.   Relatives: Brother of Thomas H. O'Neall; father of John Kelly O'Neall; second great-grandfather of Marabeth Thomas (who married Bruce Charles Savage); cousin *** of John F. O'Neall; first cousin of John Belton O'Neall.   Political family: O'Neall family of Indiana.   John Belton O'Neall (1793-1863) — of South Carolina. Born in Bush River, Newberry County, S.C., April 10, 1793. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-28; Speaker of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1824-26; Judge, South Carolina Court of Appeals, 1830. Baptist. Irish ancestry. Died near Newberry, Newberry County, S.C., September 27, 1863 (age 70 years, 170 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: First cousin of Abijah O'Neall.   Political family: O'Neall family of Indiana.   John F. O'Neall (c.1804-1865) — of Greene County, Ind. Born in South Carolina, about 1804. Farmer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1841-44; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1844, 1847. Quaker or Methodist. Irish ancestry. Died in 1865 (age about 61 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Uncle of John Henry O'Neall; cousin *** of Abijah O'Neall and Thomas H. O'Neall.   Political family: O'Neall family of Indiana.   John Henry O'Neall (1838-1907) — also known as John H. O'Neall — of Washington, Daviess County, Ind. Born near Newberry, Newberry County, S.C., October 30, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1867; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1887-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1896. Methodist. Irish ancestry. Died in Washington, Daviess County, Ind., July 15, 1907 (age 68 years, 258 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Washington, Ind.   Relatives: Nephew of John F. O'Neall.   Political family: O'Neall family of Indiana.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Thomas H. O'Neall (1813-1889) — of Tippecanoe County, Ind. Born in Newberry District (now Newberry County), S.C., September 20, 1813. Farmer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1849-51. Quaker or Methodist. Irish ancestry. Died, from congestion of the lungs, in Stockwell, Tippecanoe County, Ind., March 31, 1889 (age 75 years, 192 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Stockwell, Ind.   Relatives: Brother of Abijah O'Neall; uncle of John Kelly O'Neall; cousin *** of John F. O'Neall.   Political family: O'Neall family of Indiana.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Joseph Patrick Riley Jr. (b. 1943) — also known as Joseph P. Riley, Jr. — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 19, 1943. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1968-74; mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1975-2016; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1994. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2016.   See also Wikipedia article

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