Edward A. O'Neal
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Edward Asbury O'Neal | |
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Governor of Alabama | |
| In office December 1, 1882 – December 1, 1886 | |
| Preceded by | Rufus W. Cobb |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Seay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1818 26th Alabama Infantry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Edward Asbury O'Neal (September 20, 1818 – November 7, 1890) was a
Governor of Alabama
.
Early life and career
O'Neal was born in
Huguenot ancestry.[1] O'Neal's father died when his son was three months old. After receiving an academic education, including English literature and the classics, O'Neal graduated from LaGrange College (the predecessor of the University of North Alabama) in 1836 at the top of his class with a bachelor of arts.[1] In 1838, he married Olivia Moore, the daughter of Dr. Alfred Moore, and they had nine children.[2] O'Neal studied law with James W. McClung and was admitted to the bar in 1840.[1]
In 1841 O'Neal was elected to Alabama's fourth judicial circuit to fill out an unexpired term and served four years. He strongly believed in secession and advocated that Alabama should secede from the United States during the secession crisis of 1860.[2]
Civil War
In June 1861, O'Neal was commissioned as a
brigadier general on June 6, 1863. However, this appointment was held up by Gen. Robert E. Lee. The promotion was canceled by Confederate President Jefferson Davis.[4]
Postbellum career
After the war, O'Neal resumed his law career. In August 1875, he was elected to the Alabama Constitutional Convention and served in that convention as chairman of the Committee on Education. In 1880, O'Neal was an elector on the
Democratic governor of Alabama from 1882 to 1886.[5]
Death and legacy
O'Neal died in
Governor of Alabama from 1911 to 1915.[2] The O'Neal Bridge, spanning the Tennessee River between Florence and Sheffield, Alabama
, is named in his honor.
See also
- List of American Civil War Generals (Acting Confederate)
Notes
References
- Brown, William Garrott, and Albert James Pickett. A History of Alabama, for Use in Schools: Based as to Its Earlier Parts on the Work of Albert J. Pickett. New York: University Publishing Co., 1900. OCLC 654938664.
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.
- McDonald, William Lindsey. Walk Through the Past - People and Places of Florence and Lauderdale County, Alabama. Killen, AL: Heart of Dixie Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0-9719945-6-0.
- Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 978-0-8160-1055-4.
- ISBN 978-0-8071-0823-9.
- White, J. T. National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. New York: J. T. White, 1900.
- National Governors Association biography
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