Background

O'Brien, Francis Thomas was born on August 3, 1904 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Education

Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1927. Postgraduate in Law and Commerce, Northwestern University, 1927—1929.

Career

Private practice, Chicago, 1928—1943. Member firm Wham & O'Brien, 1938—1943. Private practice Amarillo, Texas, 1946—1965, 1956—1958, since 1964.

Alternate delegate, delegate large Republican National Convention, 1952, 56. Director USOM, Uruguay, 1954—1956. Special assistant to managing director formation Development Loan Fund, Washington, 1958—1960.

Assistant dean Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York, 1960—1964. Lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.

Achievements

• Bar: Illinois 1928, United States Supreme Court 1942, Texas 1948.

Membership

Co-trustee William H. Bush Trust Properties. Member of American Bar Association, Amarillo Bar Association, Chicago Bar Assn, Texas Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Inter-American Bar Association, Amarillo Country, Saddle and Cycle (Chicago), Legal, Law.