Joseph J. O'Brien

Joseph John O'Brien (born October 9, 1897 in Rochester , New York , †  January 23, 1953 ) was an American politician . Between 1939 and 1945 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph O'Brien attended public schools in his home country and SS. Peter and Paul's Catholic School and Cathedral High School , also in Rochester. He then graduated from St. Jerome's College in Ontario ( Canada ) and McGill University in Montreal . In the years 1917-1919 he served during the First World War in the US Navy . Between 1919 and 1938 he was senior construction inspector for the New York Central Railroad . From 1919 to 1925 he was also a professional football player and heavyweight wrestler. From 1932 to 1935 he served as a treasurer in East Rochester . After that he was employed as an assessor at this city until 1938. Politically, he joined the Republican Party .

In the 1938 congressional election , O'Brien was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 38th  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Democrat George B. Kelly on January 3, 1939 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1945 . The Roosevelt government's last New Deal laws were passed there by 1941 . Since 1941, the work of the Congress was also shaped by the events of World War II .

In 1944, Joseph O'Brien was not re-elected. From June 1, 1945 until his death, he was the district administrator of the New York State Compensation Board . He was also Vice President of General Sheet Signal Co. He died on January 23, 1953 in Rochester, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Joseph J. O'Brien in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
George B. Kelly	United States House of Representatives for New York (38th constituency) January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1945	John Taber