About David Wade Oliver
Lived 1819 – 1919 (aged 100). David Wade Oliver was an American politician.
David W. Oliver (December 19, 1819 – February 12, 1905) was the Mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey, from 1883 to 1887.
Biography Oliver was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 19, 1819.
Oliver married Mary Warner of Vermont and became involved in real estate. A Democrat, Oliver ran for mayor of Bayonne in 1879 but lost to Republican Stephen K. Lane. Oliver ran successfully against Lane for mayor in 1883. He was re-elected in 1885. After leaving as mayor, Oliver became a member of the Bayonne Board of Adjustment.
He died on February 12, 1905, in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was buried in the family plot in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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American politician (1819-1919)
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David Wade Oliver was born on 19 December 1819 in Ireland.
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David Wade Oliver died on 19 December 1919 in Bayonne.
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David Wade Oliver was a politician.
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