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Willard O'Brien

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Willard C. O'Brien
MLA for Yarmouth County
In office
October 30, 1956 – October 8, 1963
Preceded byWilliam H. Brown
Raymond Z. Bourque
Succeeded byGeorge A. Snow
Personal details
Born(1893-12-15)December 15, 1893
Noel, Nova Scotia
DiedNovember 6, 1981(1981-11-06) (aged 87)
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Political partyLiberal
SpouseMarguerite Murphy
Occupationphysician, politician

Willard Cleveland O'Brien (December 15, 1893 – November 6, 1981) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Early life and education

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Born in Noel, Nova Scotia, he graduated from Dalhousie Medical School in 1919.

Political career

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He served as the mayor of Wedgeport, Nova Scotia from 1936 to 1942 and he represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1963 as a Liberal member. He ran for reelection in 1963 but lost by 165 votes to George A. Burridge.

Personal life

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He was married to Marguerite (Murphy), sister of Walter Murphy, who served as the last mayor of Wedgeport.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Halifax Chronicle Herald – Saturday, October 20, 1979, Page 15
  • Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 170. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-05.