Bernard O'Brien (politician)
Bernard F. O'Brien was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Biography
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on March 5, 1914, O'Brien attended James M. Coughlin High School.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.