John J. O'Brien (civil servant)

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John J. O'Brien
In office
November 29, 1963 – September 29, 1964
Personal details
Born
John Joseph O'Brien

(1919-09-11)September 11, 1919
Somerville, Massachusetts
DiedOctober 14, 2001(2001-10-14) (aged 82)
Johnston, Rhode Island
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseElinor O'Brien
ChildrenJohn J. O'Brien Jr.
Julie Tamuleviz
Joanne O'Brien
Jennifer O'Brien
Alma materNortheastern University (B.B.A)
George Washington University (M.A)
OccupationInternal Revenue Service investigator
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch/serviceUnited States Coast Guard
Years of service1942-1946
UnitBayfield-class attack transport
Battles/warsWorld War II
Final report cover

John Joseph O'Brien (September 11, 1919 – October 16, 2001) was an American civil servant who investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, O'Brien received his B.B.A. degree in law and business, cum laude, from Northeastern University, Boston. He received his M.A. degree in the field of governmental administration from George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and in 1941 joined the Bureau of Internal Revenue.[1] After service in the U.S. Coast Guard, O'Brien resumed his work as an Internal Revenue Service investigator. He was appointed as a staff member for the Warren Commission in 1963. Its purpose was to investigate the assassination of Kennedy.

After completion of the Warren Commission, he took the post of assistant chief of the Inspection Services Investigations Branch, in the National Office of Internal Revenue.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Appendix 4: Biographical Information and Acknowledgments". Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1964. p. 480.
  2. ^ "Title Page and Letter". Archives.gov. Retrieved March 14, 2011.