Patrick Wayne O'Reilly (May 1, 1925 – May 1, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician. O'Reilly was born in

Hugo, Oklahoma Hugo is a city in and the county seat of Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located in southeastern Oklahoma, approximately north of the Texas state line. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 5,310. The city was founded i ...

, In 1932, O'Reilly moved with his family to

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and eventually settled in

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. He graduated from the

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and then was involved with the mining and railroad businesses. O'Reilly served in the

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during

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. O'Reilly then received his bachelor's and law degrees from the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. T ...

. He practiced law in

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. O'Reilly served in the

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in 1955 and 1956 as a

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. He died in Phoenix, Arizona.Arizona State Library, Archives, & Public Records-Arizona State Legislators – Patrick O'Reilly
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Oreiily, Patrick W. 1925 births 2020 deaths People from Hugo, Oklahoma People from Wickenburg, Arizona Politicians from Phoenix, Arizona Lawyers from Phoenix, Arizona Military personnel from Arizona University of Arizona alumni Democratic Party members of the Arizona House of Representatives United States Navy personnel of World War II