Frank J. O'Connell, Jr. (December 22, 1923 – January 31, 2004) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 20th district from 1979 to 1985.
[4] O'Connell was born in Larksville, Pennsylvania, and graduated from St. Mary's High School.
[5] He served in the U.S. Army for two years in Europe during World War II, and later became a businessman who owned and operated the Kingston House restaurant and Columbia Catering.
Elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 120th district in 1967, he served five consecutive terms including as Minority Caucus Chairman from 1975 to 1976.
[3] O'Connell died on January 31, 2004, in Port St. Lucia, Florida, and was interred at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Kingston Township, Pennsylvania.