Chloe Ann O'Neil (September 7, 1943 – November 15, 2018) was an American politician from New York.
Life She was born Chloe Ann Tehon on September 7, 1943, in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois,Chloe Ann O'Neil at Project Vote Smart the daughter of Stephen W. TehonStephen W. Tehon in the Syracuse Post–Standard on December 2, 2009; at Syracuse Obits and Betty Irene "Mae" (Albright) Tehon.Betty Irene "Mae" Tehon in the Syracuse Post–Standard on February 21, 2010; at Syracuse Obits In 1952, her family moved to Syracuse, New York where her father worked for General Electric. She graduated B.S. in 1967, and later M.S., both from SUNY Potsdam."SUNY Canton Hall of Fame inductees 2012; Chloe Ann O'Neil at SUNY Canton Then she taught school. In 1966, she married college professor John G. A. O'Neil, and they had two children. They lived in Parishville. Her husband was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1981 to 1992.
She also entered politics as a Republican, and was an aide to her husband during his Assembly tenure.Assembly Candidate Chloe Ann O'Neil in the Adirondack Mountain Sun on January 29, 1993 Her husband died on December 10, 1992, in a car accident, and O'Neil was nominated by the Republicans to run in the special election to fill the vacancy. She was elected on February 16, 1993,O'NEIL ELECTED TO SPOUSE'S SEAT in the Albany Times–Union on February 17, 1993; at HighBeam Research and remained in the Assembly (112th D.) until 1998, sitting in the 190th, 191st and 192nd New York State Legislatures.
Chloe was killed in a two-car collision on November 15, 2018, in Dickinson, New York.
References