Preceded by Leslie W. Russell Political party Democratic Succeeded by Charles F. Tabor | Nationality United States Party Democratic Party | |
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Governor Grover Cleveland
David B. Hill Born March 13, 1837
Ogdensburg, New York ( 1837-03-13 ) Died 18 May 1909, Watertown, New York, United States | ||
Denis O'Brien (March 13, 1837 – May 18, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician.
Life
He was admitted to the bar in 1861, and commenced practice in Watertown. He was elected Mayor of Watertown in 1872.
He was New York State Attorney General from 1884 to 1887, elected on the Democrat ticket in 1883 and 1885.
In 1889, he was elected a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, was re-elected in 1903, and remained on the bench until the end of 1907 when he reached the constitutional age limit of 70 years.
He died from appendicitis at his home in Watertown.
His son John F. O'Brien also was a judge of the New York Court of Appeals.
References
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