Background
O'Connell, Philip Edward was born on June 1, 1921 in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Cornelius and Elizabeth Gladys (Cormey) O'C.
O'Connell, Philip Edward was born on June 1, 1921 in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Edward Cornelius and Elizabeth Gladys (Cormey) O'C.
Diploma, Admiral Billard Academy, New London, Connecticut, 1941; diploma, Army Air Forces Technology School, 1943; student, Massachusetts State College, 1946-1947; student, Boston College, 1956-1960.
Owner, operator Lobster Shellfish Market, 1947-1991. Consultant, solicitor for radio program Dangers of Apathy-WNAC, Boston, 1950's. With Air Forces United States Army, 1942-1945.
Participated in Civil Rights March, Washington, 1963. Chairman Weymouth (Massachusetts) committee Goldwater for President, 1964. Chairman Plympton (Massachusetts) Committee Reagan for President, 1980;political grassroots activist for George W. Bush and others, 2000, 2004.
Active Operation Rescue, since 1988. Member, chairman Republican Town Committee, Plympton, Massachusetts, since 1974. Distributor Meals on Wheels, Kingston, Massachusetts, since 1986.
Member Kingston Emergency Management Agency, 1993-2004. Driver Cura (Visiting Nurses) Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1993-2004. Member Support the Irish American Partnership, since 1996, Support the Boston Irish Famine Memorial, 1997-2004, Support World World War II Veterans, Town of Plympton government alternative study committee, 1999-2004, St. Joseph Parish Pastoral Council Kingston, Massachusetts, 1999-2001.
Member Plympton Recycling Committee, 2001-2004. Eucharistic minister St. Joseph Parish, since 1993. Member Volunteers for the Elderly, since 2001.
Member North and South Rivers Watershed Association, New England 65 Plus Runners Club, Massachusetts Citizens for Life of the Unborn, American Legion.
Married Mary Madeleine O'Brien, November 6, 1948. Children: Michael, Anne Marie, James, Daniel, Mary, Elizabeth, Theresa, Patricia, Eileen, David.
