Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 65
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 11/26/1879
City: Creagh
County: Clare
Country: Ireland
Death
Date: 9/2/1951
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married Mary Ellen Downey in 1904; children: two sons and a daughter. (His wife and daughter were deceased by the writing of the 1949 Manual.)
Number of Children: 3
Background
Religion: Catholic
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Occupation: Real Estate Brokerage, retired
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Biographical Sketch:
Son of Michael M. & Bridget Markham O'Brien. Came to the US in October, 1898.
Worked for the Wabash Railroad. Joined the Detroit police department in 1905.
After resigning from the police department, went into the wholesale & retail beer, wine & liquor business and was an agent for Blatz Brewing Co.
Entered into real estate brokering business in 1919.
Notable Facts:
Father of Rep./Sen. Michael J. O'Brien and grandfather of Sen. Michael J. O'Brien, jr.
Died in office in 1951.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Conservation, Juvenile Corrections, Public Safety , State Capitol and Public Buildings
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Cities of Detroit, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Farms, Grosse Park, Grosse Woods and Harper Woods and Townships of Gratiot and Grosse Point and Grosse Point
Reason for Leaving Office: Died
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Conservation, Juvenile Corrections, Metropolitan Affairs, Public Safety
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Townships of Gratiot and Grosse Point, and the cities of Detroit and Grosse Pointe
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Michigan Reformatory , Michigan School for the Blind , Mount Pleasant State Home and Training School, Public Safety , Rules and Resolutions
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Townships of Gratiot and Grosse Point, and the cities of Detroit and Grosse Pointe
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Widow/Widower
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Mount Pleasant State Home and Training School.
Bibliography:
Manual 1949, p. 662; Manual 1951, p. 299; PolGryd; MI Legislative Handbook 1945-46, p. 161;
