Richard Henry O'Brien

Richard O’Brien
Bornc. 1758
DiedFebruary 17, 1824(1824-02-17) (aged 65–66)
Washington D.C.
Buried
Congressional Cemetery, Washington D.C.
Years of service1799–1803 Consul to Algiers
RankConsul general

Richard Henry O'Brien (c. 1758 – February 17, 1824) was an American privateer during the American Revolution. He was a captive of Barbary Pirates for ten years and then the U.S. Consul-General to the Barbary state of Algiers.

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