O'Leary joined the staff of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1950. In 1952, he became a staff member of the Division of Minerals and Fuels. He then served as a specialist in minerals and fuels economics at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Mineral Resources. In 1959, he was appointed Staff Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Mineral Resources. In June 1962, he was appointed the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary and in March 1963, he was appointed as the Deputy Assistant Secretary.[1] He left the Bureau of Mines and was appointed as the Chief of the Bureau of Natural Gas at the Federal Power Commission on March 20, 1967.[1]
O'Leary was appointed as the 12th director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. O'Leary faced conflict with regulators and members of the coal industry after supporting stronger coal mine federal safety regulations after the Farmington Mine disaster. He submitted a letter of resignation on January 21, 1969, but President Richard Nixon did not choose to accept the letter until March 1, 1970.[2]
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john, leary, other, people, named, john, leary, john, leary, disambiguation, john, francis, leary, june, 1926, december, 1987, american, government, official, business, executive, held, positions, federal, energy, administration, department, energy, before, mo. For other people named John O Leary see John O Leary disambiguation John Francis O Leary June 23 1926 December 19 1987 was an American government official and business executive He held top positions in the Federal Energy Administration and the U S Department of Energy before moving to the private sector where he rose to chairman and chief executive officer of General Public Utilities Corp John F O LearyAdministrator of the Federal Energy AdministrationIn office February 5 1977 September 30 1977PresidentJimmy CarterPreceded byFrank ZarbSucceeded byJames R Schlesinger DOE Director of the U S Bureau of MinesIn office October 23 1968 March 1 1970Preceded byWalter R Hibbard Jr Succeeded byElburt F OsbornPersonal detailsBornJohn Francis O Leary 1926 06 23 June 23 1926Reno Nevada U S DiedDecember 19 1987 1987 12 19 aged 61 Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseHazel Reid m 1980 wbr Alma materGeorge Washington University BA Occupationeconomistgovernment officialMilitary careerAllegiance United StatesService wbr branch United States ArmyYears of service1945 1946RankCorporal Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life and death 4 ReferencesEarly life editO Leary was born on June 23 1926 in Reno Nevada He was educated in public schools in Nevada and California O Leary graduated from Central High School in Washington D C and entered the U S Army in 1945 He was discharged with the rank of corporal in 1946 He received a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the George Washington University in 1950 and did graduate work in economics there from 1950 to 1953 1 Career editO Leary joined the staff of the U S Bureau of Mines in 1950 In 1952 he became a staff member of the Division of Minerals and Fuels He then served as a specialist in minerals and fuels economics at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Mineral Resources In 1959 he was appointed Staff Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Mineral Resources In June 1962 he was appointed the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary and in March 1963 he was appointed as the Deputy Assistant Secretary 1 He left the Bureau of Mines and was appointed as the Chief of the Bureau of Natural Gas at the Federal Power Commission on March 20 1967 1 O Leary was appointed as the 12th director of the U S Bureau of Mines in 1968 by President Lyndon B Johnson O Leary faced conflict with regulators and members of the coal industry after supporting stronger coal mine federal safety regulations after the Farmington Mine disaster He submitted a letter of resignation on January 21 1969 but President Richard Nixon did not choose to accept the letter until March 1 1970 2 O Leary served as the head of the Federal Energy Administration until 1977 when President Jimmy Carter appointed him as deputy secretary of the newly formed U S Department of Energy O Leary left the Department of Energy in 1979 He joined the board of General Public Utilities Corp following the Three Mile Island nuclear accident 3 He also worked for Mitre Corporation and served as the Secretary of Energy and Minerals for New Mexico 3 Personal life and death editO Leary married government energy official Hazel Reid on April 24 1980 O Leary died in Philadelphia Pennsylvania of cancer at age 61 4 3 References edit a b c Nomination of John F O Leary to be Director of the Bureau of Mines PDF United States Government Publishing Office October 9 1968 p 3 Retrieved December 29 2021 Franklin Ben A March 1 1970 Nixon Ousts Head of Mines Bureau The New York Times Retrieved December 29 2021 a b c John F O Leary 62 dies The Washington Post Retrieved October 29 2021 Staff report December 23 1987 John O Leary utility executive Chicago Tribune Political offices Preceded byWalter R Hibbard Jr Director of the United States Bureau of Mines1968 1970 Succeeded byElburt F Osborn Preceded byFrank Zarb Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration1977 Succeeded byJames R Schlesingeras United States Secretary of Energy nbsp This biography of a person who has held a non elected position in the federal government of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John F O 27Leary amp oldid 1157039936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
