Dave O’Neal | |
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![]() O'Neal in 1977 | |
41st Lieutenant Governor of Illinois | |
In office January 10, 1977 – July 31, 1981 | |
Governor | Jim Thompson |
Preceded by | Neil Hartigan |
Succeeded by | George Ryan |
Sheriff of St. Clair County, Illinois | |
In office 1971–1977 | |
Preceded by | Dan E. Costello |
Succeeded by | Paul Klincar[1] |
Personal details | |
Born | David Courtland O'Neal January 24, 1937 Belleville, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | July 10, 2021 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 84)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Sandra |
Profession | Politician, pharmacist and businessman |
David Courtland O'Neal (January 24, 1937 – July 10, 2021)[2] was an American law enforcement officer and politician who served as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1977 to 1981. For six years he served as Saint Clair County Sheriff, the first Republican to hold that office in twenty years.