Famous People with Name Oliver

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

Sir Oliver Mowat            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sir Oliver Mowat: was a Canadian politician, and the third Premier of Ontario from 1872 to 1896, making him the longest serving premier of that province and the 3rd longest in all of Canadian history. He is one of the Fathers of Confederation.He first entered politics as an alderman of the City of Toronto in 1857. From there, he became a member of the Legislative Assembly for South Ontario.

Samuel Addison Oliver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel Addison Oliver: was an American pioneer, lawyer, judge, and politician from western Iowa. Oliver was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives of the Tenth Iowa General Assembly in 1863, to represent the district composed of the counties of Carroll, Crawford, Monona a

Andrew Oliver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Andrew Oliver: was a merchant and public official in colonial Massachusetts.In 1765, Oliver was commissioned to administer the unpopular Stamp Act in Massachusetts. He was actually against the act, but that was just his personal life. Publicly, he told people he was wit

Thomas Oliver            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Oliver: was the last Royal Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts.A mob of four thousand angry citizens forced him to resign on September 2, 1774. He fled to Boston, remaining there for a year. When the British troops sailed to Halifax in March 1776, Oliver went wi

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