About James Oliver
Lived 1844 – 1911 (aged 66–67). James Oliver was an American lawyer and politician.
James W. Oliver ( – September 18, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life He graduated from St. John's College. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in New York City.
Oliver was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1884, 1885, 1898, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1911; and was Minority Leader in 1907.
He died on September 18, 1911, in St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan; and was buried at the Calvary Cemetery in Queens.
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American lawyer and politician from New York
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James Oliver was born in 1844.
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James Oliver died on 18 September 1911.
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