ME1064-2, Tip O'Neill, U.S. Congressman, 1953-87, Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1977-87. Michael Evans Portrait Project Photograph Collection; Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.

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Speaker Tip O’Neill’s portrait by Robert Vickrey was unveiled on December 9, 1986. Vickrey, bes…

Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill Jr.

Speaker of the House of Representatives (1977-1987), United States Representative (D-Massachusetts) (1953-1987)

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Place of BirthCambridge, MA, USA

Place of DeathBoston, MA, USA

O'NEILL, Thomas Philip (Tip), Jr., a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., December 9, 1912; graduated from St. John's High School, 1931; graduated from Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass., 1936; insurance agent; realtor; member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1936-1952, and speaker, 1949-1952; member of school committee, Cambridge, Mass., 1946-1947; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third and to the sixteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1987); chair, Select Committee on Campaign Expenditures (Eighty-ninth through Ninety-second Congresses); majority whip (Ninety-second Congress), majority leader (Ninety-third and Ninety-fourth Congresses), Speaker of the House of Representatives (Ninety-fifth through Ninety-ninth Congresses); was not a candidate for reelection in 1986; died on January 5, 1994, in Boston, Mass.; interment in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Harwichport, Mass.

17 US Congresses Served
83rd – 99th(1953 – 1987)
House Years of Service
1953 – 1987
State / Territory
Massachusetts
2 Positions
Representative
Speaker Of The House
Party
Democrat

Dates in Office 1977 - 1987 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
1977 - 1987 Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
1973 - 1977 House Majority Leader
1971 - 1973 House Majority Whip
1953 - 1987 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts