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  Oliver, Andrew
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NameAndrew Oliver
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Penn Van, New York , United States
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Born January 16, 1815
DiedMarch 06, 1889 (74 years)
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Aug 14, 2015 04:27pm
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InfoOLIVER, Andrew, a Representative from New York; born in Springfield, N.Y., January 16, 1815; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1835; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Penn Yan, Yates County, N.Y., in 1838; judge of the court of common pleas 1843-1847; judge of the surrogate and county courts in 1846; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1857); chairman, Committee on Invalid Pensions (Thirty-fourth Congress); unsuccessful candidate on the American Party ticket for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress; engaged in agricultural pursuits and also in the practice of law; again served as county judge and surrogate 1872-1877; died in Penn Yan, N.Y., March 6, 1889; interment in Lake View Cemetery.


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