Bernard F. O'Brien | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 121st district |
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In office 1969–1980 |
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Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | Kevin Blaum |
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Luzerne County district |
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In office 1965–1968 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
March 5, 1914
Died | January 30, 2011 Mountain Top, Pennsylvania |
(aged 96)
Political party | Democratic |
Bernard F. O'Brien (March 5, 1914 – January 30, 2011) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
O'Brien played an instrumental role in funding the construction of the Cross Valley Expressway in northeastern Pennsylvania. He was succeeded in the state House by Kevin Blaum, a young Wilkes-Barre city councilman who upset O'Brien in a Democratic primary.