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{{Short description|British Army general and colonial administrator}} | {{Short description|British Army general and colonial administrator}} | ||
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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 | 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. | ||