George Tener Oliver | |
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| United States Senator fromPennsylvania | |
| In office March 17, 1909 – March 4, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Philander C. Knox |
| Succeeded by | Philander C. Knox |
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| Born | (1848-01-26)January 26, 1848 |
| Died | January 22, 1919(1919-01-22) (aged 70) |
| Political party | Republican |
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George Tener Oliver (January 26, 1848 – January 22, 1919) was an American lawyer, publisher, andRepublican party politician fromPittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He representedPennsylvania in theUnited States Senate from 1909 until 1917.
He was born inDungannon,Ireland, while his parents were visiting there.[1]After graduating fromBethany College,West Virginia (B.A., 1868;M.A.,1873) he studied law in an office in Pittsburgh, where he practiced from 1871 to 1881. He then engaged in the iron and steel industry, accumulating a large fortune.[1]In 1900 Oliver separately purchased two Pittsburgh newspapers, the morningCommercial Gazette and eveningChronicle Telegraph, the former of which he merged six years later withThe Pittsburg Times to formThe Gazette Times.[2]
In 1909, he waselected to the U.S. Senate to serve out the term ofPhilander C. Knox, who had resigned to becomeSecretary of State underPresident Taft. Oliver wasreelected to a full six-year term starting in 1911. As senator, he focused on tariff matters affecting the iron and steel industry, the chief employer in Pittsburgh.[3] In 1911, he helped reverse theUnited States Board on Geographic Names decision to spell thename of Pittsburgh without the finalh.[4]
George T. Oliver died at his home in Pittsburgh on January 22, 1919, just 4 days shy of his 71st birthday.[3][5]
He owned a summer estate named Dungannon Hall inHamilton Twp, Ontario, just north ofCobourg. The sideroad south of the estate was named Oliver's Lane in memory. Although Dungannon Hall was lost to fire in the mid 20th century, the gates to the estate still stand at the western end of Oliver's Lane next to Ontario Street.[6]
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| Preceded by | U.S. senator (Class 1) from Pennsylvania 1909–1917 Served alongside:Boies Penrose | Succeeded by |
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| Notes | † Never officially seated | |
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