William J. O'Brien
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William James O'Brien was a U.S. Congressman
from the third district of Maryland
, serving two terms from 1873 until 1877.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, O'Brien attended the common schools and pursued classical studies in the old St. Mary’s College of Baltimore. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1858, commencing practice in Baltimore.
He was elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1873 until March 3, 1877, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1876.
After Congress, O'Brien resumed the practice of law in Baltimore, and was appointed in 1901 and elected in 1903 as judge of the orphans' court of Baltimore, serving in that capacity until his death in Baltimore in 1905. He is interred in Bonnie Brae Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from the third district of Maryland
Maryland
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, serving two terms from 1873 until 1877.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, O'Brien attended the common schools and pursued classical studies in the old St. Mary’s College of Baltimore. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1858, commencing practice in Baltimore.
He was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1873 until March 3, 1877, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1876.
After Congress, O'Brien resumed the practice of law in Baltimore, and was appointed in 1901 and elected in 1903 as judge of the orphans' court of Baltimore, serving in that capacity until his death in Baltimore in 1905. He is interred in Bonnie Brae Cemetery.