PATRICK T. O’BRIEN.

     Patrick T. O’Brien, a lawyer of ability practicing at Meriden, was born in New Britain, Connecticut, November 16, 1868, a son of John and Mary (Corbett) O’Brien, in whose family of twelve children were nine sons and three daughters.

     Patrick T. O’Brien was the seventh son in the family. He acquired a common school education to the age of fifteen years and then entered St. Charles’ College at Ellicott City, Maryland, where he pursued his studies for three years. He afterward attended Holy Cross College at Worcester, Massachusetts, and was graduated therefrom as a member of the class of 1891. For a year thereafter he engaged in teaching in a parochial school at Taneytown, Maryland, and for the following two years taught the classics in Epiphany College at Baltimore. At a subsequent period he spent two years as a student in the New York Law School and was graduated therefrom as a member of the class of 1897.

     Mr. O’Brien spent one year in the office of Judge W. F. Henney, of Hartford, Connecticut, and gained much valuable experience during that period. He then opened an office at Meriden on the 20th of July, 1898, and has since followed his profession, winning a good clientage in the general practice of law through hard work, close application and ability to accurately apply the principles of jurisprudence to the points in litigation.

     Mr. O’Brien is most pleasantly situated in his home life. He wedded Elizabeth A. McCormack, a daughter of the late John H. McCormack, a well known plumber of Meriden, and they have become parents of two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth.

     Fraternally Mr. O’Brien is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Knights of Columbus, the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Heptasophs. He is likewise a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic church and his political support is given to the democratic party but he has never been an office seeker. Interested in public affairs, he has become a director of the Chamber of Commerce, an incorporator of the Meriden Hospital and a director of the Organized Charities of Meriden.

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