Famous People with Name Oliver

Oliver Ellsworth            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Oliver Ellsworth: was an American lawyer and politician, a revolutionary against British rule, a drafter of the United States Constitution, and the third Chief Justice of the United States. On June 20, 1787, while at the Federal Convention, Ellsworth moved to strike the wo

Oliver Hampton Smith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Oliver Hampton Smith: was a United States Representative and Senator from Indiana. Born on Smith's Island, near Trenton, New Jersey, attended the common schools and moved west, eventually settling in Lawrenceburg, Indiana in 1818. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in

Oliver Perry Coshow            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Oliver Perry Coshow: was an American attorney and politician in Oregon. He was the 23rd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving on Oregon’s highest court from 1924 to 1931. The Oregon native earlier had served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly.

Captain Oliver Cromwell Applegate            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Captain Oliver Cromwell Applegate: was an American politician and Indian agent in the state of Oregon. A member of the Applegate family that helped open the Applegate Trail, he was raised in Southern Oregon where he later was in charge of the Klamath Indian Reservation. He also worked as a

Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont: was an American socialite and United States Representative from New York. Belmont served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1900, and was elected as a Democrat from New York's 13th District to the Fifty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1901-Ma

George Tener Oliver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Tener Oliver: was an American lawyer, publisher, and Republican party politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. He was born in Dungannon, Ireland while his parents were visiting there. After graduating from Betha

Sheila Y. Oliver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sheila Y. Oliver: is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2004, where she represents the 34th legislative district. She is the Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, having taken office on January 12, 2010 af

William Bacon Oliver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Bacon Oliver: was a Congressman from Alabama. He was born in Eutaw, Alabama, graduated from the University of Alabama in 1887 and from the law department in 1889. After additional courses at the University of Virginia in the same year, he was admitted to the Alabama ba

James Churchill Oliver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Churchill Oliver: was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Oliver was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fifth, Seventy-sixth, and Seventy-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1937-January 3, 1943). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1942. He served as lieutena

Francis "Frank" Oliver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis "Frank" Oliver: was a politician and journalist from old Northwest Territories, and later Alberta, Canada.Oliver resigned from the legislature in 1896 to run for a seat in the House of Commons for the Liberal Party of Canada. He was elected representing the Alberta (Provisional District), and later Edmonton and Edmonton West. He served until 1921. From 1905 until 1911 he was appointed and served as the Minister of the Interior and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs. As Minister, Oliver pushed for the recently discovered hot springs and contiguous area be given to the people of Canada, thereby creating Banff National Park; the first national park in Canada.