Background
O’Niell, Charles Austin was born on September 7, 1869 in Franklin, Louisiana, United States. Son of John A. and Isabella Margaret (Burnham) O’N.
O’Niell, Charles Austin was born on September 7, 1869 in Franklin, Louisiana, United States. Son of John A. and Isabella Margaret (Burnham) O’N.
Student Tulane University, 1885-1888, LL. B., 1893. Bachelor of Arts, Doctor of Laws, Christian Brothers College, Memphis, 1890.
Admitted to Louisiana bar, 1893, practiced in Louisiana until 1908. District judge, St. Mary Parish, 1908-1912. Justice of Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1912-1922, chief justice, since 1922.
Member American Bar Association, American Law Institute, Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana State Law Institute, Order of Coif.
Married Bettie Singleton Gordy, March 26, 1894. Children: Erin (Mistress J. Gibson Tucker), Kathleen Mavourneen (Mistress G. T. McSween), Betty O’Niell Moore, Adrienne (Mistress Charles R. Billeiter), Charles Austin, Nora Creina (Mistress Henry F. Lewis), James, Margaret Isabel (wife of Judge Jack Lowe).