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O'NEILL, Emmet G.
O'NEILL, Emmet G. (Dubuque, IA, Mar. 10, 1883--Unknown). One of the children of Bernard J. O'NEILL, Emmet traveled Iowa and Wisconsin representing a Dubuque hardware company before settling in San Diego, California.
Establishing a company which was a member of the American Photo-Engravers Association, he became a director of the Merchants Association of San Diego and member of the San Diego Rowing Club.
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Source:
McGrew, Clarence Alan. City of San Diego and San Diego County: The Birthplace of California, Volume 2. San Diego: American Historical Society, 1922, p. 300