Leo P. O'Brien
{{Short description|American politician}}
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| state_senate = Wisconsin
| district = 2nd
| term_start = 1953
| term_end = 1965
| predecessor = Fred F. Kaftan
| successor = Robert W. Warren
| state_assembly2 =Wisconsin
| birth_date = July 20, 1893
| birth_place = Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
| death_date ={{Death date and age|1968|3|25|1893|7|20}}
| death_place =Green Bay, Wisconsin
| party = Republican
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Leo P. O'Brien (July 20, 1893 – March 25, 1968) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from the 2nd District.
Biography
O'Brien was born on July 20, 1893, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.{{cite news|title=Green Bay Rite Set for Leo O'Brien |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6925851/leo_p_obrien_18931968/|newspaper=Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter|date=March 26, 1968|page=28|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = October 7, 2016}} {{Open access}}{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/obrien6.html#324.42.40|title=Leo P. O'Brien|publisher=Political Graveyard|accessdate=2011-10-20}} He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Marquette University and St. Norbert College.{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/obrien6.html#324.42.40|title=O'Brien, Leo P. 1893|publisher=Political Graveyard|accessdate=2011-10-20}}Wisconsin Blue Book, 1964, Biographical Sketch of Leo O'Brien, p. 22. During World War I and World War II, he served with the United States Navy. He died in 1968 of a heart attack.{{cite news|title=Rites Wednesday for Leo O'Brien |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6925931/leo_p_obrien_18931968/|newspaper=Appleton Post-Crescent|date=March 26, 1968|page=11|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = October 7, 2016}} {{Open access}}{{Cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JRPK-J3G|title=FamilySearch.org|website=FamilySearch |accessdate=29 June 2023}}"Ex-State Senator, Leo P. O'Brien, Dies", Madison Wisconsin State Journal, Tuesday, March 26, 1968, Madison, Wisconsin, United States Of America
Political career
O'Brien was a member of the Senate from 1953 to 1964. He was a Republican.
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Category:Politicians from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Category:Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
Category:Military personnel from Wisconsin
Category:United States Navy personnel of World War I
Category:United States Navy personnel of World War II
Category:United States Navy sailors
Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
Category:Marquette University alumni