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JAMES O'BRINE
Originally published in 1900 |
JAMES O'BRINE, of West Hoboken, is a son of the late Felix and Mary
O'Brine, and was born in West Hoboken, N. J., on the 22d of March, 1855.
There he received a public school education. Felix O'Brine was a well
known mason and builder, and after leaving school James associated himself
with his father and mastered every detail of the trade. Upon the death
of his father, in 1880, he succeeded to the business, which hehas successfully
conducted to the present time. Among the buildings which he has erected.
or assisted to erect, and which stand as monuments to his skill and industry,
may be mentioned Public School No. 3, Hoboken, and the Fritz Reuter
Home for Aged and Infirm People in Schuetzen Park, North Bergen. Many
other prominent buildings in Hoboken and vicinity have also been erected
by him. Mr. O'Brine is a public spirited and enterprising citizen, a prominent
Democrat, and one of the leading citizens of West Hoboken.
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