Thomas P. O'Neill III

For other people named Thomas O'Neill, see Thomas O'Neill (disambiguation).

Thomas P. O'Neill III
65th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office January 2, 1975 – January 6, 1983
Governor	Michael Dukakis Edward J. King
Preceded by	Donald Dwight
Succeeded by	John Kerry
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 3rd Middlesex district
In office 1973–1974
Personal details
Born	Thomas Phillip O'Neill III (1944-09-20) September 20, 1944 (age 80) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Parents	Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill Jr. Mildred Anne Miller
Education	Boston College (BA) Harvard University (MPA)
Profession	politician, businessman

Thomas Phillip O'Neill III (born September 20, 1944)^[1] is an American politician and businessman who served as the 65th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts.

Early life and education

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he is a son of Mildred Anne Miller and Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr., who served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987. O'Neill received his bachelor's degree from Boston College and earned his Master of Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Career

Prior to becoming lieutenant governor, O’Neill served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1974.

From 1975 to 1983, O'Neill served as Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. During his term of office, O'Neill created and administered the Office of Federal-State Relations in Boston and Washington, D.C. During this time he also served on the U.S. State Department Ambassadorial Screening Committee. O'Neill is known for his work on behalf of the Big Dig,^[2] a project with which his father was instrumentally involved.

O'Neill declined to seek a third term in 1982 in order to run for Governor of Massachusetts, but ran afoul of the state Democratic Party's rule changes and failed to make the ballot.^[3]

O'Neill sits on the Board of Trustees for Boston College and chairs the Board of Trustees of Cristo Rey Boston High School, having graduated from both. He is on the board of Catholic Democrats, a national advocacy organization dealing with faith and politics.

O'Neill has public relations and government affairs firm called O'Neill and Associates in Boston. In June 2020, the firm merged with Seven Letter, a communications firm based in Washington, D.C. O'Neill will maintain control of the firm's lobbying practice.^[4]

References

1. Dearborn, David Curtis; Brayton, John Anderson; Brenneman, Richard E. (2008-06-12). Notable Kin: An Anthology of Columns First Published in the Nehgs Nexus ... - Gary B. Roberts, David Curtis Dearborn, John Anderson Brayton, Richard E. Brenneman, New England Historic Genealogical Society - Google Books. ISBN 9780936124179. Retrieved 2015-04-05 – via Google Books.
2. Vennochi, Joan (2006-07-30). "The O'Neill name and the Big Dig - all in the family". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
3. Michael Pare (December 6, 1999). "Thomas P. O'Neill, III". Providence Business News. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
4. Chesto, Jon. "Tom O'Neill merges his PR firm with D.C. agency, keeps control of lobbying practice". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2020-08-20.

External links

• O'Neill and Associates

Party political offices
Preceded by Michael Dukakis	Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1974, 1978	Succeeded by John Kerry
Political offices
Preceded by Donald R. Dwight	Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1975–1983	Succeeded by John Kerry