James O'Brien (U.S. Congressman)

James O'Brien ( * March 13, 1841 in Kings County, Ireland, † March 5, 1907 in New York City ) was an American politician. Between 1879 and 1881 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James O'Brien was born during the Victorian era in the King's County and grew up there. He attended community schools. In 1861 he immigrated to the United States and settled in New York City. In the same year the Civil War broke out. O'Brien was in the years 1864 and 1866 Alderman in New York City. In 1867 he served as sheriff in the City and County of New York. He sat in the years 1872 and 1873 in the Senate from New York. Last year, he ran unsuccessfully for the post of mayor of New York City and the following year for a seat in the 44th Congress. As an independent Democrat, he was in the congressional elections of 1878 for the 46th Congress in the Tenth Election District of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Abram Hewitt on March 4, 1879. In 1880 he suffered in his re-election bid a defeat and retired after the March 3, 1881 from the Congress of. Afterwards he worked until his death as a broker ( broker ). He died on March 5, 1907 in New York City and was buried in Calvary Cemetery on Long Iceland.