Mildred O'Neill
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Mildred O'Neill (1914? – October 6, 2003) was the wife of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Tip O'Neill from 1941 to his death in 1994.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She was his "eyes and ears" during political campaigns.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref>
O'Neill spent her husband's first seven terms in the House living in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1976. Her husband retired in 1986.<ref name=":0" /> In 1989 Nancy Reagan presented her with the Lincoln Medal in recognition of her fundraising for Ford's Theatre.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
She died of a heart attack on October 6, 2003. She was 89.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>