Jeremiah O'Brien

This article is about the Massachusetts naval captain. For the ship, see SS Jeremiah O'Brien. For the US representative, see Jeremiah O'Brien (Maine politician).
Jeremiah O'Brien
Miniature portrait of O'Brien
Born1744
Kittery, Massachusetts
DiedSeptember 5, 1818 (1818-09-06) (aged 74–75)
Machias, Maine
Buried
O'Brien Cemetery, Machias
AllegianceUnited States
BranchMassachusetts State Navy
Massachusetts Militia
RankCaptain (Massachusetts State Navy)
Colonel (Massachusetts Militia)
Conflicts

Jeremiah O'Brien (1744 – September 5, 1818) was an American military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War. Born in Kittery, Massachusetts, he captured the British schooner HMS Margaretta in the Battle of Machias, renaming her Machias Liberty before leading the successful raid on Saint John. O'Brien was subsequently commissioned into the Massachusetts State Navy at the rank of captain, though he was captured by the British in 1780 and imprisoned in England. Escaping to France and then to North America, O'Brien was commissioned as colonel into the Massachusetts Militia. Six ships have been named in his honor.

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