Thomas J. O'Brien (Michigan politician)
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Thomas James O’Brien (July 30, 1842 – May 19, 1933) was a politician and diplomat from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Thomas J. O'Brien | |
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United States Ambassador to Italy | |
In office November 13, 1911 – September 17, 1913 | |
President | William Howard Taft |
Preceded by | John G. A. Leishman |
Succeeded by | Thomas Nelson Page |
United States Ambassador to Japan | |
In office October 15, 1907 – August 31, 1911 | |
President | Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft |
Preceded by | Luke E. Wright |
Succeeded by | Charles Page Bryan |
United States Minister to Denmark | |
In office May 27, 1905 – June 5, 1907 | |
President | Theodore Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Laurits S. Swenson |
Succeeded by | Maurice Francis Egan |
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Born | Thomas J. O'Brien (1842-07-30)30 July 1842 Jackson, Michigan |
Died | 19 May 1933(1933-05-19) (aged 90) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Delia Howard O'Brien (1848–1926) |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Profession | Politician, diplomat |
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O'Brien was born in Jackson, Michigan, on July 30, 1842, the son of Timothy O'Brien and Elizabeth Lander O'Brien. On September 4, 1873, he married Delia Howard (July 14, 1848 - January 22, 1926).
O'Brien was a lawyer by profession and a Republican politician. In 1883 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the office of Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. In 1896 and 1904 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Michigan.