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American politician

Henry Kemble Oliver


21st Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts
In office 1877–1880
Preceded by	Henry L. Williams
Succeeded by	Samuel Calley
Majority	297
26th Massachusetts Treasurer
In office 1861–1866
Preceded by	Moses Tenney, Jr.
Succeeded by	Jacob Loud
5th Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts
In office 1859–1859
Preceded by	John R. Rollins
Succeeded by	Daniel Saunders, Jr.
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1859–1859
Superintendent of Schools of Lawrence, Massachusetts
In office 1857–1859
Preceded by	A. Williams
Succeeded by	George Packard
Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853
In office 1853–1853

Personal details
Born	Thomas Henry Oliver (1800-11-24)November 24, 1800 Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	August 12, 1885(1885-08-12) (aged 84) Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Sally Cook (m. 1825)
Children	Samuel Cook Oliver; Henry Kemble Oliver
Alma mater	Dartmouth College, Harvard
Profession	Teacher, cotton merchant
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Henry Kemble Oliver (November 24, 1800 – August 12, 1885) was an American who served as the 5th Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, the 21st Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, the Adjutant General of Massachusetts, and as the 26th Treasurer of Massachusetts.

Early life

Oliver was born to Daniel and Elizabeth (Kemble) Oliver on November 24, 1800 in North Beverly, Massachusetts. Originally named Thomas Henry, Oliver's name was changed, by the legislature, in 1821 to that of his mother's brother who had died in 1802.

Oliver entered Phillips Academy, Andover in 1811 and Harvard College in the fall of 1814, however because Harvard was becoming overly Unitarian in its views and also more expensive, Oliver left Harvard after his sophomore year and transferred to Dartmouth College entering Dartmouth's Junior class in the fall of 1816. Oliver graduated from Dartmouth College. Oliver also received a degree Ad eundem from Harvard. At the age of 25, in 1825, Oliver joined the Unitarian church. The same year, he married Sally Cook, and they had seven children.

In 1844 Oliver was appointed the Adjutant General of Massachusetts by Governor George N. Briggs.

He died at his home in Salem on August 12, 1885.

References

^ Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1888), History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, vol. I, Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Lewis & Co., p. 240, retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Internet Archive
^ Wadsworth, Horace Andrew (1880), History of Lawrence, Massachusetts: with Portraits and Biographical Sketches, Lawrence, Ma.: Lawrence Eagle Steam Job Printing Office, p. 117, retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Internet Archive
^ Wadsworth, Horace Andrew (1880), History of Lawrence, Massachusetts: with Portraits and Biographical Sketches, Lawrence, Ma.: Lawrence Eagle Steam Job Printing Office, p. 132, retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Internet Archive
^ Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1888), History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, vol. I, Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Lewis & Co., p. 238, retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Internet Archive
^ Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1888), History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, vol. I, Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Lewis & Co., p. 239, retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Internet Archive
^ "Historical Record". The Bay State Monthly. Vol. 3, no. 4. September 1885. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Project Gutenberg.

External links

Works by Henry K. Oliver at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)

Political offices
Preceded byMoses Tenney, Jr	26th Massachusetts Treasurer 1861–1866	Succeeded byJacob Loud
Preceded byHenry Laurens Williams	21st Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts 1877–1880	Succeeded bySamuel Calley
Preceded byJohn R. Rollins	5th Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts 1859-1859	Succeeded byDaniel Saunders, Jr.

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