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Brown, Norman Oliver

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Norman Oliver, 1913–2002, American scholar, philosopher, and social critic, b. El Oro, Mexico; grad. Oxford (1936), Univ. of Wisconsin (Ph.D.). A classicist much influenced by…

Williamson, Oliver Eaton

(Encyclopedia) Williamson, Oliver Eaton, 1932–2020, American economist, b. Superior, Wis., Ph.D. Carnegie-Mellon Univ., 1963. He served on the faculties of Univ. of California, Berkeley (1963–65,…

Morton, Oliver Perry

(Encyclopedia) Morton, Oliver Perry, 1823–77, American political leader, b. Salisbury, Ind. He was admitted (1847) to the bar and began practice in Centerville, Ind. Morton helped organize the…

Edward Oliver WOLCOTT, Congress, CO (1848-1905)

Senate Years of Service: 1889-1901Party: RepublicanWOLCOTT, Edward Oliver, a Senator from Colorado; born in Long Meadow, Hampden County, Mass., March 26, 1848; attended the common schools;…

George Tener OLIVER, Congress, PA (1848-1919)

Senate Years of Service: 1909-1917Party: RepublicanOLIVER, George Tener, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born January 26, 1848, in County Tyrone, Ireland, during a visit abroad of his parents,…

William Oliver LIPINSKI, Congress, IL (1937)

LIPINSKI, William Oliver, (father of Daniel Lipinski), a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 22, 1937; graduated from St. Patrick High School, Chicago,…

Mordecai OLIVER, Congress, MO (1819-1898)

OLIVER, Mordecai, a Representative from Missouri; born in Anderson County, Ky., October 22, 1819; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1842 and commenced…

Andrew OLIVER, Congress, NY (1815-1889)

OLIVER, 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…