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	Born in [[Manchester]], England, O'Brien studied at [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey]], and then attended the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].		Born in [[Manchester]], England, O'Brien studied at [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey]], and then attended the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].

	O'Brien, a [[British Army]] officer, received a [[Medal of Honor\|medal of honour]] for his service in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857\|Indian Mutiny War]]. He was appointed acting [[Governor of British Ceylon]] in 1863 and held the office for two years, succeeding [[Charles Justin MacCarthy]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sri Lanka\|url=http://www.rulers.org/ruls3.html#sri_lanka\|publisher=Rulers.org\|access-date=20 June ~~2022~~}}</ref>		O'Brien, a [[British Army]] officer, received a [[Medal of Honor\|medal of honour]] for his service in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857\|Indian Mutiny War]]. He was appointed acting [[Governor of British Ceylon]] in 1863 and held the office for two years, succeeding [[Charles Justin MacCarthy]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sri Lanka\|url=http://www.rulers.org/ruls3.html#sri_lanka\|publisher=Rulers.org\|access-date=20 June 2013}}</ref>

	In 1881, he was appointed governor of [[Heligoland]], knighted in 1888 and became governor of [[Colony of Newfoundland\|Newfoundland]] in 1889.		In 1881, he was appointed governor of [[Heligoland]], knighted in 1888 and became governor of [[Colony of Newfoundland\|Newfoundland]] in 1889.

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	[[Major General]] Sir '''John Terence Nicholls O'Brien''' {{Post-nominals\|country=GBR\|CMG}} (23 April 1830 – 25 February 1903<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Sir J. Terence O'brien, K.C.M.G.\|date=26 February 1903\|work=[[The Times]]\|issue=37014\|page=8}}</ref>) was a [[surveyor]], engineer and colonial [[governor]].		[[Major General]] Sir '''John Terence Nicholls O'Brien''' {{Post-nominals\|country=GBR\|CMG}} (23 April 1830 – 25 February 1903<ref>{{Cite news\|title=Sir J. Terence O'brien, K.C.M.G.\|date=26 February 1903\|work=[[The Times]]\|issue=37014\|page=8}}</ref>) was a [[surveyor]], engineer and colonial [[governor]].

	Born in [[~~Manchster~~]], England, O'Brien studied at [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey]], and then attended the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].		Born in [[Manchester]], England, O'Brien studied at [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey]], and then attended the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].

	O'Brien, a [[British Army]] officer, received a [[Medal of Honor\|medal of honour]] for his service in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857\|Indian Mutiny War]]. He was appointed acting [[Governor of British Ceylon]] in 1863 and held the office for two years, succeeding [[Charles Justin MacCarthy]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sri Lanka\|url=http://www.rulers.org/ruls3.html#sri_lanka\|publisher=Rulers.org\|access-date=20 June ~~2013~~}}</ref>		O'Brien, a [[British Army]] officer, received a [[Medal of Honor\|medal of honour]] for his service in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857\|Indian Mutiny War]]. He was appointed acting [[Governor of British Ceylon]] in 1863 and held the office for two years, succeeding [[Charles Justin MacCarthy]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Sri Lanka\|url=http://www.rulers.org/ruls3.html#sri_lanka\|publisher=Rulers.org\|access-date=20 June 2022}}</ref>

	In 1881, he was appointed governor of [[Heligoland]], knighted in 1888 and became governor of [[Colony of Newfoundland\|Newfoundland]] in 1889.		In 1881, he was appointed governor of [[Heligoland]], knighted in 1888 and became governor of [[Colony of Newfoundland\|Newfoundland]] in 1889.
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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[List of Newfoundland and Labrador ~~lieutenant-governors~~\|Governors of Newfoundland]]		*[[List of governors of Newfoundland and Labrador\|Governors of Newfoundland]]
	*[[List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador]]		*[[List of people from Newfoundland and Labrador]]

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[[Major General]] Sir '''John Terence Nicholls O'Brien''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|CMG}} (23 April 1830 – 25 February 1903<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sir J. Terence O'brien, K.C.M.G.|date=26 February 1903|work=[[The Times]]|issue=37014|page=8}}</ref>) was a [[surveyor]], engineer and colonial [[governor]].

Born in [[Manchster]], England, O'Brien studied at [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey]], and then attended the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]].

O'Brien, a [[British Army]] officer, received a [[Medal of Honor|medal of honour]] for his service in the [[Indian rebellion of 1857|Indian Mutiny War]]. He was appointed acting [[Governor of British Ceylon]] in 1863 and held the office for two years, succeeding [[Charles Justin MacCarthy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka|url=http://www.rulers.org/ruls3.html#sri_lanka|publisher=Rulers.org|access-date=20 June 2013}}</ref>

In 1881, he was appointed governor of [[Heligoland]], knighted in 1888 and became governor of [[Colony of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] in 1889.

O'Brien as governor of [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]] helped precipitate the [[Black Monday (1894)|1894 bank crash]] by his many dispatches to London noting that Newfoundland politicians under Premier [[William Whiteway]]'s Liberal Government were uniquely corrupt and incompetent. He resigned from office in 1895 and returned to London.

The Newfoundland community of [[Terrenceville, Newfoundland and Labrador|Terenceville]] was so named in his honour. O'Brien's son, [[Charles O'Brien (colonial governor)|Sir Charles O'Brien]], also became a colonial governor.

O'Brien died in 1903 in London, England.

==See also==
*[[List of Newfoundland and Labrador lieutenant-governors|Governors of Newfoundland]]
*[[List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.heritage.nf.ca/govhouse/governors/g56.html Biography at Government House ''The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador'']
*[http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=6966 Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'']

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