About Timothy O'Brien
Lived 1787 – 1862 (aged 74–75). Timothy O'Brien was an Irish politician.
Sir Timothy O'Brien, 1st Baronet (1787 – 3 December 1862) was an Irish Whig, Independent Irish Party and Repeal Association politician, and merchant.
He was the son of Timothy O'Brien and his wife (née Madden). In 1821, he married Catherine Murphy, daughter of Edward Murphy, and they had at least five children: Timothy (died 1869); John (died 1869); Kate (died 1894); Ellen (died 1899); and Patrick (1823–1895).
In 1844, O'Brien was made Lord Mayor of Dublin, a position he again held in 1849. Simultaneously, he was a Member of Parliament (MP), first elected as a Repeal Association member for Cashel at a by-election in 1846—caused by the resignation of Joseph Stock. Becoming an Independent Irish MP in 1852
In 1849, during Queen Victoria's first visit to Ireland, O'Brien was made a baronet, becoming 1st baronet of Merrion Square and Boris-in-Ossory. Upon his own death in 1862, the baronetcy was inherited by his son, Patrick O'Brien.
Outside of his political career, O'Brien was also a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant.
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Who was Timothy O'Brien?
Irish politician
When was Timothy O'Brien born?
Timothy O'Brien was born in 1787 in County Tipperary.
When did Timothy O'Brien die?
Timothy O'Brien died on 4 December 1862 in Dublin.
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Timothy O'Brien was a politician.
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Timothy O'Brien was Irish.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Sir Timothy O'Brien, 1st Baronet
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