Andrew Oliver (New York)

Andrew Oliver ( born January 16, 1815 in Springfield, New York, † March 6, 1889 in Penn Yan, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. From 1853 to 1857 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Andrew Oliver was born during the British - American War in Otsego County. In 1835 he graduated from Union College in Schenectady. He studied law. After receiving his license to practice law in 1838 he began to practice in Penn Yan in Yates County. Between 1843 and 1847 he was a judge on the Court of Common Pleas, and in 1846 Judge of the Guardianship and Probate Court and District Court. The last years of his time judges were overshadowed by the Mexican-American War. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1852 for the 33rd Congress Oliver was in the 26th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Henry S. Walbridge on March 4, 1853. He was re-elected once. Upon his re- re-election bid in 1856, he suffered a defeat and retired after March 3, 1857 the Congress of. At that time he was a candidate for the American Party. During his last term he had presided over the Committee on Invalid Pensions ( 34th Congress ).

After his conference time he devoted himself to farm work, but also practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1872 and 1877 he worked as a magistrate as well as guardianship and estate judge again. He died on March 6, 1889 in Penn Yan and was then buried in the Lakeview Cemetery.