Henry K. Oliver

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,[1] the Adjutant General of Massachusetts, and as the 26th Treasurer of Massachusetts.

Henry Kemble Oliver
21st Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts[1]
In office
1877[1]–1880[1]
Preceded byHenry L. Williams
Succeeded bySamuel Calley
Majority297[2]
26th Massachusetts Treasurer
In office
1861–1866
Preceded byMoses Tenney, Jr.
Succeeded byJacob Loud
5th Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts[1]
In office
1859–1859
Preceded byJohn R. Rollins[2]
Succeeded byDaniel Saunders, Jr.[2]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office
1859[1]–1859[1]
Superintendent of Schools of
Lawrence, Massachusetts[3]
In office
1857[3]–1859[3]
Preceded byA. Williams[3]
Succeeded byGeorge Packard[3]
Member of the
Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853
In office
1853–1853
Personal details
Born
Thomas Henry Oliver

(1800-11-24)November 24, 1800[4]
Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.[4]
DiedAugust 12, 1885(1885-08-12) (aged 84)
Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyRepublican[1][2]
Spouse
Sally Cook
​
(m. 1825)​
ChildrenSamuel Cook Oliver;
Henry Kemble Oliver
Alma materDartmouth College,[5] Harvard
ProfessionTeacher, cotton merchant
Signature

Early life

Oliver was born to Daniel and Elizabeth (Kemble) Oliver on November 24, 1800 in North Beverly, Massachusetts.[4] 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.[4]

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[5] and also more expensive,[5] Oliver left Harvard after his sophomore year and transferred to Dartmouth College entering Dartmouth's Junior class in the fall of 1816.[5] Oliver graduated from Dartmouth College.[5] 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.[6]

In 1844 Oliver was appointed the Adjutant General of Massachusetts by Governor George N. Briggs.[1]

He died at his home in Salem on August 12, 1885.[6]

References
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. "Historical Record". The Bay State Monthly. Vol. 3, no. 4. September 1885. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Project Gutenberg.
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