Hugh O'Brien
Hugh O'Brien (July 13, 1827 – August 1, 1895) served as the mayor of Boston from 1884 to 1888. O'Brien is notable as Boston's first Irish and Catholic mayor, having emigrated from Ireland to America in the early 1830s. O'Brien was the editor of the Shipping and Commercial List and served as a Boston alderman from 1875 to 1883. He was chairman of the Boston Board of Aldermen from 1879 through 1881 and again in 1883.
Hugh O'Brien | |
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| Mayor of Boston | |
| In office January 5, 1885 – January 7, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Augustus Pearl Martin |
| Succeeded by | Thomas N. Hart |
| Chairman of the Boston Board of Aldermen | |
| In office 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Solomon B. Stebbins |
| Succeeded by | Charles Varney Whitten |
| In office 1879–1881 | |
| Preceded by | Solomon B. Stebbins |
| Succeeded by | Solomon B. Stebbins |
| Member of the Boston Board of Aldermen | |
| In office 1875–1883 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 13, 1827 Ireland |
| Died | August 1, 1895 (aged 68) Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
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