Background
O’Neal, Emmet was born on April 14, 1887 in Louisville. Son of Joseph Thomas and Lydia Elizabeth (Wright) O’N.
O’Neal, Emmet was born on April 14, 1887 in Louisville. Son of Joseph Thomas and Lydia Elizabeth (Wright) O’N.
Bachelor of Arts, Centre College, 1907, Doctor of Laws, 1947. Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1908. Bachelor of Laws, University Louisville, 1910.
Admitted to Kentucky bar, 1910. Practiced law, Louisville, 1910-1917. Member O’Neal, Alden & Company, investment securities, 1926-1934.
Member 74th-79th Congresses, 3d Kentucky District.
Ambassador Philaippines, 1947-1949. Private practice law, Washington, since 1949.
Chairman, Corregidor-Bataan Memorial Commission.
God never intended nor desired for a single person to go to Hell. Sin caused a separation between God and man, and that Jesus’ death on the cross is the only bridge to cross from death to life. This bridge, however, is accessible by anyone at anytime.
Served in the United States Army, World War I.
Married Glessie Morris, July 29, 1921. Children: Lydia Wright, Mary Hamilton.