Oliver Warner (Massachusetts politician)

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Oliver Warner
14th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth[1]
In office
1858[1]–1876[1][2]
GovernorNathaniel Prentice Banks
John Albion Andrew
Alexander H. Bullock
William Claflin
William B. Washburn
Thomas Talbot
William Gaston
Preceded by
Succeeded byHenry B. Pierce
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[1][2]
In office
1856[1][2]–1857[1][2]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1][2]
In office
1854[1][2]–1855[1][2]
Personal details
BornApril 17, 1818[2]
Northampton, Massachusetts[2]
DiedSeptember 14, 1885 (1885-09-15) (aged 67)[2]
Lynn, Massachusetts[2]
Political partyRepublican Party[3]
Spouse(s)Jane S. Daniels[1] Miss. Harriet M. Newhall[1][3] m. October 2, 1882.[1]
Alma materWilliams College[2]
ProfessionCongregational clergyman,[2] librarian[3]

Oliver Warner (April 17, 1818 – September 14, 1885) was a Massachusetts clergyman, politician, and librarian who served in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature and, from 1858 to 1876, served as the 14th Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Early life[]

Warner was one of nine children born to Rhoda (Bridgman)[4] and Oliver Warner on 17 Apr 1818 in Northampton, Massachusetts.[2]

Education[]

Warner graduated Phi Beta Kappa[1] from Williams College in 1842. After his gradation from Williams, Warner attended Gilmanton Theological Seminary.[1][2][5]

Marriage[]

On May 29, 1844, Warner married Jane S. Daniels.[1]

Early career[]

From 1844 to 1846, Warner officiated as a Congregational clergyman in Chesterfield, Massachusetts.[1][2] In 1852 and 1853, Warner was a tutor at the Williston Seminary in Easthampton, Massachusetts.[2][5]

Massachusetts legislature[]

Oliver served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1854 and 1855 and in the Massachusetts Senate from 1856 to 1857.[1][2][5]

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth[]

Warner served as the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth for 18 years[2] to 1876.[1]

1872 election[]

In the 1872 election, Warner's majority was greater than any other Republican statewide office candidate.[6]

1875 election[]

In 1875, Warner ran for re-election, but he lost the Republican nomination for Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth.[2]

Later career[]

From 1876 to 1879, Warner was the librarian of the Massachusetts State Library.[2][5]

Second Marriage[]

On October 2, 1882,[1] Warner married Miss. Harriet M. Newhall of Lynn, Massachusetts.[1]

Death[]

Warner died in Lynn, Massachusetts, on September 14, 1885.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Dodge, Melvin Gilbert (1902), "The Delta Upsilon Decennial Catalogue", The Delta Upsilon Fraternity, Ann Arbor, Michigan, p. 107
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v The Bay State Monthly, A Massachusetts Magazine Vol. III., No. V. (October 1885), "The Bay State Monthly, Vol. III, No. V", Bay State Monthly Company, Boston, Massachusetts, p. 387CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c The Bay State Monthly, A Massachusetts Magazine Vol. III., No. V. (October 1885), "The Bay State Monthly, Vol. III, No. V", Bay State Monthly Company, Boston, Massachusetts, p. 388CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Bridgman, Burt Nichols (1894), "Genealogy of the Bridgman Family: Descendants of James Bridgman. 1636 1894", Burt Nichols Bridgman, Hyde Park, Massachusetts, p. 26
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Clark, Solomon (1885), "Antiquities, Historicals and Graduates of Northampton", Solomon Clark, Northampton, Massachusetts, p. 358
  6. ^ The Bay State Monthly, A Massachusetts Magazine Vol. III., No. V. (October 1885), "The Bay State Monthly, Vol. III, No. V", Bay State Monthly Company, Boston, Massachusetts, pp. 387–388CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Political offices
Preceded by
 14th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
1854–1876 		Succeeded by
Henry B. Pierce
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