Mordecai Oliver
Mordecai Oliver | |
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.jpg) Oliver in 1856 | |
| Missouri secretary of state | |
| In office 1861–1865 | |
| Governor | Hamilton Rowan Gamble Willard Preble Hall |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Franklin Massey |
| Succeeded by | Francis A. Rodman |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Willard P. Hall |
| Succeeded by | James Craig |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mordecai Baldwin Oliver October 22, 1819 |
| Died | April 25, 1898 (aged 78) |
| Party | Whig |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Mordecai Baldwin Oliver (October 22, 1819 – April 25, 1898) was an American politician and lawyer. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri.
Biography
[edit]Oliver was born on October 22, 1819, in Anderson County, Kentucky. He was educated at common schools, and moved to Missouri in 1832.[1] He studied law, and in 1842, was admitted to the bar, after which he commenced practice in Richmond, Missouri. In 1848, he worked as prosecutor of Missouri's Fifth Judicial Court.[2]
Oliver was a member of the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1857, representing Missouri's 4th district. He was a Whig during his two terms in Congress.[3] He served on the Howard Committee, alongside William Alanson Howard and John Sherman, in which they investigated Bleeding Kansas.[4][5] During the American Civil War, he supported the Union, and from 1861 to 1865, was Missouri secretary of state.[2]
Following his political career, Oliver returned to practicing law, now in St. Louis.[2] He was married.[6] He moved to Springfield, and from 1889 to 1893,[2] served as the inaugural judge of Greene County crininal court.[4] He died on April 25, 1898, aged 78, in Springfield.[2] He was buried at Hazelwood Cemetery, in Springfield. He was the father of Ollie C. Oliver, wife of William Preble Hall, thereby connecting Oliver to the Hall political family.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Death of Judge Mordecai Oliver". The Independent. 29 April 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Oliver, Mordecai Baldwin". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. p. 170. ISBN 978-0786402830.
- 1 2 "Death of Mordecai Oliver". Weekly Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune. 28 April 1898. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ↑ Kennedy, James Harrison (1888). The American Nation: Its Executive, Legislative, Political, Financial, Judicial and Industrial History : Embracing Sketches of the Lives of Its Chief Magistrates, Its Eminent Statesmen, Financiers, Soldiers and Jurists, with Monographs on Subjects of Peculiar Historical Interest. Williams Publishing Company. p. 800.
- ↑ Official Manual of the State of Missouri. Secretary of State. 1891. p. 358.
- ↑ "The Political Graveyard: Hall #1 family of Missouri". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
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