About Bill O'Brien
Lived 1929 – 2025 (aged 96). Bill O'Brien was a British politician.
Sir William O'Brien (25 January 1929 – 18 May 2025) was a British Labour Party Member of Parliament.
Early life Born in the historic market town of Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, O'Brien was previously a miner from 1946 to 1983 and local councillor on Wakefield Council from 1973 to 1983. He stood unsuccessfully for the post of Secretary for the Yorkshire region of the National Union of Mineworkers in 1973, losing to Owen Briscoe from the Yorkshire Left group. He was considered the moderate candidate from the moderate Glasshoughton colliery, whereas Briscoe was a militant from Armthorpe Colliery.
Personal life and death O'Brien married Jean Scofield, and the couple had three daughters.
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Who was Bill O'Brien?
British politician (born 1929)
When was Bill O'Brien born?
Bill O'Brien was born on 25 January 1929 in Pontefract.
When did Bill O'Brien die?
Bill O'Brien died on 18 May 2025.
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Bill O'Brien was a politician.
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Bill O'Brien was British.
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· DBpedia: Bill O'Brien (British politician)
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