Jeremiah E. O’Connell Named to Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame
奥康奈尔是1908届毕业生，曾在国会、罗德岛州高等法院和最高法院任职。
Hon. Jeremiah O’Connell (CAS 1906, LAW 1908, Hon. 1931), a former member of the US House of Representatives and justice on the Superior and Supreme Courts of Rhode Island, was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame on December 3, 2017. 另外12位罗德岛州的杰出居民也参加了庆祝活动，其中包括一位前副州长、一位作家和妇女参政论者，以及一位天主教通灵者。
About Justice O’Connell
Justice O’Connell was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts on July 8, 1883 to Irish immigrant parents and financed his own education at 波士顿大学, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1906, and a law degree cum laude in 1908.
此后，他搬到普罗维登斯，1913年至1919年在市议会任职，1919年至1921年在市参事委员会任职。
During the two decades when the state had three congressional districts, O’Connell won election from Rhode Island’s Third Congressional District. 他的第一次胜利是在1922年。 此后，他于1923年至1927年和1929年1月在美国众议院任职，表现出色，直到1930年5月辞职，接受最高法院大法官的职位——这一决定是由于他的妻子埃丝特·加拉蒂（Esther Garraty）于当年4月去世。 During his congressional tenure, O’Connell became secretary of the Democratic National Congressional Committee and was assistant Democratic whip of the House of Representatives.
In the immediate aftermath of the Bloodless Revolution of January 1935, O’Connell, a staunch Democrat, was elevated to the position of presiding justice of the Superior Court and he served in that capacity until his election to the Rhode Island Supreme Court in 1948 as an associate justice. 第二次世界大战后，杜鲁门总统邀请他担任纽伦堡战争罪审判的法官，但由于个人责任，他拒绝了。
As a recognized legal scholar and recipient of five honorary college degrees, O’Connell produced many praiseworthy opinions during his tenure on the high court. 1956年1月，他结束了26年的司法生涯。
O’Connell was a leader in the Boy Scout Movement, belonged to several Irish and Catholic organizations, served as a trustee of two law schools and the Providence Public Library, and was a featured speaker at numerous educational and legal observances.
One interesting aspect of O’Connell’s career was his interest in farming and animals. He held a judge’s license from the American Kennel Club and judged many dog shows throughout New England. He owned Rosemere Kennels and bred a nationally regarded champion Collie named “Rosemere Rambler.” 他担任普罗维登斯县养犬俱乐部主席四年。
这位杰出的律师、立法者和法学家与他的第二任妻子玛德琳·洛丽塔·甘农（Madeline Loretta Gannon）生了七个儿子。 他于1964年9月18日在克兰斯顿去世，享年81岁。 他身后有8个孙子和11个曾孙。
This biography published with permission of the 罗德岛遗产名人堂。