Francis O'Brien | |
Office: | MLA (Councillor) for 2nd Kings |
Predecessor: | Leo Rossiter |
Successor: | Walter Bradley |
Term Start: | 1982 |
Term End: | 1989 |
Birth Date: | 15 December 1927 |
Birth Place: | Morell, Prince Edward Island |
Death Place: | Souris, Prince Edward Island |
Party: | Progressive Conservative |
Francis Gerard O'Brien (December 15, 1927 – August 15, 2020) was a Canadian politician and farmer.[1] He represented 2nd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1982 to 1989 as a Progressive Conservative.[2]
O'Brien was born in 1927 in Morell, Prince Edward Island.[2] He married Rosella Magennis in 1953.[2] He was a mink and beef farmer before entering politics.[2]
O'Brien entered provincial politics in the 1982 election, when he was elected councillor for the electoral district of 2nd Kings.[3] He was re-elected in 1986,[4] but was defeated by Liberal Walter Bradley when he ran for re-election in 1989.[5]