About Oliver C. Hartley
Lived 1823 – 1859 (aged 35–36). Oliver C. Hartley was an American politician.
Oliver Cromwell Hartley (March 31, 1823 – January 13, 1859) was an American lawyer and politician from Galveston, Texas, who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives.
Early life and education Hartley was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in 1823. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Franklin & Marshall College and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar Association in 1841.
Career Hartley served as the reporter for the Supreme Court of Texas from 1846 to 1859 and published the first codification of state laws in A Digest of the Laws of Texas in 1850. In 1854, Governor Elisha M. Pease appointed him to a commission that codified state laws.
Hartley also served in the Texas House of Representatives for one term, from November 3, 1851, to November 7, 1853.
Personal life Hartley died in Galveston on February 13, 1859. Hartley County, Texas, is named for him and his brother, Rufus K. Hartley.
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American lawyer from Galveston, Texas
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Oliver C. Hartley was born in 1823.
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Oliver C. Hartley died in 1859.
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