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O'Brien, William Shoney

capitalist, was born in 1825 in Ireland. He was one of the four principal stockholders of the mine on the Comstock ledge in Nevada, called the Big Bonanza, which was discovered in 1874. He left a fortune of from $15,000,000 to $20,000,000. He died May 2, 1878, in San Rafael, Cal.

O'CALLAGHAN, EDMUND BAILEY, physician, journalist, author, was born Feb. 29, 1797, in Ireland. He was an historical writer of Albany, and subsequently of New York city, and the author of History of New Netherlands; and Jesuit Relations; Documentary History of New York. He edited many volumes of state and colonial records. He died May 27, 1880, in New York city.