Andrew Oliver Politician

Andrew Oliver (March 28, 1706 – March 3, 1774) was a merchant and public official in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Born into a wealthy and politically powerful merchant family, he is best known as the Massachusetts official responsible for implementing the provisions of the Stamp Act, for which he was burned in effigy. He never actually carried out those duties, and was later commissioned as the province's lieutenant governor.

Personal facts

Andrew Oliver
Birth dateMarch 28, 1706
Birth place
Boston
Date of deathMarch 03, 1774
Place of death
Boston

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successor
Thomas Oliver (Lieutenant Governor)

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External resources

  1. http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/daniel-peter-and-andrew-oliver-33500