Charles Austin O'Niell
American judge
About Charles Austin O'Niell
Lived 1869 – 1951 (aged 81–82).
Charles Austin O'Niell (September 7, 1869 – March 9, 1951) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from April 4, 1914, to September 7, 1949, serving from December 31, 1922, on as chief justice.
In 1922, the court was reconfigured, with O'Niell being the only justice to continue in his previous capacity on the new court. Nicknamed "The Dissenter", O'Niell authored more than 3,000 judicial opinions in his time on the high court. O'Niell died in the hotel room in New Orleans where he was living at the time.
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Who was Charles Austin O'Niell?
American judge
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Charles Austin O'Niell was born in 1869.
When did Charles Austin O'Niell die?
Charles Austin O'Niell died in 1951.
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