Denis O'Brien (March 13, 1837 – May 18, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician.
Life
Denis O'Brien was born on a farm near Ogdensburg, New York on March 13, 1837.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1861, and commenced practice in Watertown. He was elected Mayor of Watertown in 1872.[2]
He was New York State Attorney General from 1884 to 1887, elected on the Democrat ticket in 1883 and 1885.[2]
In 1889, he was elected a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, was re-elected in 1903, and remained on the bench until the end of 1907 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years.[2][3]
He died from appendicitis at his home in Watertown on May 18, 1909.[3]
His son John F. O'Brien also was a judge of the New York Court of Appeals.
References
- ^ Cutter, William Richard, ed. (1910). Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York. Vol. III. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 961. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Democratic Convention to Nominate Senator" (PDF). The New York Times. Albany. September 6, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "Ex-Judge Denis O'Brien Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. Watertown, New York. March 19, 1909. p. 9. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
Further reading
- Denis O'Brien at Historical Society of the New York Courts