Christopher D. O'Brien

Christopher Dillon O'Brien (December 4, 1848 – August 27, 1922) was an Irish-American lawyer and politician.

For other people with similar names, see Christopher O'Brien and Chris O'Brien.

Christopher D. O'Brien
Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota
In office
1883–1885
Personal details
Born
Christopher Dillon O'Brien

(1848-12-04)December 4, 1848
County Galway, Ireland
DiedAugust 27, 1922(1922-08-27) (aged 73)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Susan E. Slater
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(m. 1872)​
Children8
OccupationLawyer, politician
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Biography

O'Brien was born to a Catholic family in County Galway, Ireland, December 4, 1848.[1] His father, novelist Dillon O'Brien (1817–1882), emigrated to the US, working as a teacher among Native Americans in the Wisconsin town of La Pointe, on Madeline Island before settling his family in St Paul, Minnesota in 1863 to work with Archbishop John Ireland, helping establish many Irish Catholic colonies in the state.

O'Brien passed the bar in 1870. He married Susan E. Slater in October 1872, and they had eight children.[1]

A Democrat, he was elected county attorney of Ramsey County, Minnesota in 1874, and served as the mayor of Saint Paul from 1883 to 1885.[1] O'Brien died at his home in Saint Paul on August 27, 1922.[2]

See also

References
  1. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VII. James T. White & Company. 1897. p. 104. Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. "Former St. Paul Mayor Dead After Short Illness". Star Tribune. August 28, 1922. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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