Henry Kemble Oliver
21st Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts [1]
In office 1877 [1]–1880 [1]
Preceded by	Henry L. Williams
Succeeded by	Samuel Calley
Majority	297 [2]
26th Massachusetts Treasurer
In office 1861–1866
Preceded by	Moses Tenney, Jr.
Succeeded by	Jacob Loud
5th Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts [1]
In office 1859–1859
Preceded by	John R. Rollins [2]
Succeeded by	Daniel Saunders, Jr. [2]
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives [1]
In office 1859 [1]–1859 [1]
Superintendent of Schools of Lawrence, Massachusetts [3]
In office 1857 [3]–1859 [3]
Preceded by	A. Williams [3]
Succeeded by	George Packard [3]
Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853
In office 1853–1853
Personal details
Born	Thomas Henry Oliver (1800-11-24)November 24, 1800 [4] Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S. [4]
Died	August 12, 1885(1885-08-12) (aged 84) Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican [1] [2]
Spouse	Sally Cook ​ ( m. 1825)​
Children	Samuel Cook Oliver; Henry Kemble Oliver
Alma mater	Dartmouth College, [5] Harvard
Profession	Teacher, cotton merchant
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Henry Kemble Oliver (November 24, 1800 – August 12, 1885) was an American who served as the 5th Mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, the 21st Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, ^[1] the Adjutant General of Massachusetts, and as the 26th Treasurer of Massachusetts.

Early life

Oliver was born to Daniel and Elizabeth (Kemble) Oliver on November 24, 1800 in North Beverly, Massachusetts. ^[4] Originally named Thomas Henry, Oliver's name was changed, by the legislature, in 1821 to that of his mother's brother who had died in 1802. ^[4]

Oliver entered Phillips Academy, Andover in 1811 and Harvard College in the fall of 1814, however because Harvard was becoming overly Unitarian in its views ^[5] and also more expensive, ^[5] Oliver left Harvard after his sophomore year and transferred to Dartmouth College entering Dartmouth's Junior class in the fall of 1816. ^[5] Oliver graduated from Dartmouth College. ^[5] Oliver also received a degree Ad eundem from Harvard. At the age of 25, in 1825, Oliver joined the Unitarian church. The same year, he married Sally Cook, and they had seven children. ^[6]

In 1844 Oliver was appointed the Adjutant General of Massachusetts by Governor George N. Briggs. ^[1]

He died at his home in Salem on August 12, 1885. ^[6]

References

External links

• Works by Henry K. Oliver at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)