Eugene D. O'Sullivan

Eugene Daniel O'Sullivan (May 31, 1883 – February 7, 1968) was an American Democratic Party politician from Nebraska.

Eugene D. O'Sullivan
From 1949's Pictorial Directory of the Eighty-First Congress
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951
Preceded by	Howard Buffett
Succeeded by	Howard Buffett
Personal details
Born	May 31, 1883 Kent, Kansas
Died	February 7, 1968 (aged 84) Omaha, Nebraska
Political party	Democratic

He was born in on a cattle ranch near Kent, Kansas to John E. O'Sullivan and Josephine Kluh O'Sullivan on May 31, 1883. He was married to Ellen Katherine Lovely. He graduated from Christian Brothers College, in St. Joseph, Missouri, attended St. Benedict’s College, in Atchison, Kansas in 1904 and 1905 and graduated from Creighton University School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska in 1910. He was admitted to the bar in 1910 and set up practice in Omaha.

He ran for governor of Nebraska in 1934 but was unsuccessful in getting the Democratic nomination and was also unsuccessful as a write-in candidate in 1934 for the United States Senate. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940, and 1944. He was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first United States Congress when he defeated incumbent Republican Rep. Howard Buffett, the father of Warren Buffett. He served from January 3, 1949 to January 3, 1951. He unsuccessfully ran for reelection in 1950 to the Eighty-second United States Congress when Buffet defeated him to reclaim his old seat. He resumed the practice of law and died in Omaha on February 7, 1968. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, in Omaha.

He was a Catholic, an Elk and a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Fraternal Order of Eagles.

References

1. "O'Sullivan, Eugene Daniel". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved February 2, 2006.
2. "O'Sullivan, Eugene Daniel". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 2, 2006.

• This article incorporates facts obtained from: Lawrence Kestenbaum, The Political Graveyard
•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.