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George Tener Oliver
George Tener Oliver
United States Senator; from Pennsylvania
	In office; March 17, 1909 – March 4, 1917
Preceded by	Philander Knox
Succeeded by	Philander Knox
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Born	January 26, 1848; County Tyrone, Ireland
Died	January 22, 1919 (aged 70); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
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George Tener Oliver (January 26, 1848 – January 22, 1919) was an American lawyer, publisher, and Republican party politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1909 until 1917.

Early life, education, and career

He was born in Dungannon, Ireland, while his parents were visiting there.^[1] After graduating from Bethany 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 morning Commercial Gazette and evening Chronicle Telegraph, the former of which he merged six years later with The Pittsburg Times to form The Gazette Times.^[2]

U.S. Senate

In 1909, he was elected to the U.S. Senate to serve out the term of Philander C. Knox, who had resigned to become Secretary of State under President Taft. Oliver was reelected 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 the United States Board on Geographic Names decision to spell the name of Pittsburgh without the final h.^[4]

Death and memorial

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 in Hamilton Twp, Ontario, just north of Cobourg. 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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Oliver, George Tener". New International Encyclopedia (Second ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead and Company. 1916.
^ Fleming, George Thornton, ed. (1916). "Newspapers". Pittsburgh, How to See it. William G. Johnston Company. pp. 169-171.
^ ^a ^b "Ex-Senator Oliver Dies in Pittsburgh" (PDF). The New York Times. January 23, 1919.
^ Stewart, George R. (1958) [1945]. Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (Revised ed.). Houghton Mifflin. p. 344.
^ "George T. Oliver, Former Senator, Has Passed Away". Pittston Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. January 22, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Cruickshank, Tom (Summer 2013). "Cobourg's Gilded Age". Watershed. 13 (49). pp. 26-31.

External links

United States Congress. "OLIVER, George Tener (id: O000073)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
George T. Oliver at Find a Grave

U.S. Senate
Preceded by Philander Knox	U.S. senator (Class 1) from Pennsylvania 1909–1917 Served alongside: Boies Penrose	Succeeded by Philander Knox

[NIE-1] "Oliver, George Tener". New International Encyclopedia (Second ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead and Company. 1916.

[2] Fleming, George Thornton, ed. (1916). "Newspapers". Pittsburgh, How to See it. William G. Johnston Company. pp. 169-171.

[Dies-3] "Ex-Senator Oliver Dies in Pittsburgh" (PDF). The New York Times. January 23, 1919.

[4] Stewart, George R. (1958) [1945]. Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (Revised ed.). Houghton Mifflin. p. 344.

[5] "George T. Oliver, Former Senator, Has Passed Away". Pittston Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. January 22, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Cruickshank, Tom (Summer 2013). "Cobourg's Gilded Age". Watershed. 13 (49). pp. 26-31.

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-'''George Tener Oliver''' (January 26, 1848{{spaced ndash}}January 22, 1919) was an [[United States|American]] lawyer, publisher, and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican party]] politician from [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. He represented [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States Senate]] from 1909 until 1917.
+'''George Tener Oliver''' (January 26, 1848{{spaced ndash}}January 22, 1919) was an American lawyer, publisher, and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican party]] politician from [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. He represented [[Pennsylvania]] in the [[United States Senate]] from 1909 until 1917.
 ==Early life, education, and career==
-He was born in [[Dungannon]], [[Ireland]] while his parents were visiting there.<ref name="NIE">{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=[[New International Encyclopedia]]|edition=Second|contribution=Oliver, George Tener|publisher=Dodd, Mead and Company|location=New York|date=1916|contribution-url=https://archive.org/stream/newinternationa34unkngoog#page/n543/mode/1up}}</ref>
+He was born in [[Dungannon]], [[Ireland]], while his parents were visiting there.<ref name="NIE">{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=[[New International Encyclopedia]]|edition=Second|contribution=Oliver, George Tener|publisher=Dodd, Mead and Company|location=New York|date=1916|contribution-url=https://archive.org/stream/newinternationa34unkngoog#page/n543/mode/1up}}</ref>
 After graduating from [[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany College]], [[West Virginia]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]], 1868; [[Master of Arts|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.<ref name="NIE"/>
 In 1900 Oliver separately purchased two Pittsburgh newspapers, the morning ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|Commercial Gazette]]'' and evening [[Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph|''Chronicle Telegraph'']], the former of which he merged six years later with ''[[The Pittsburg Times]]'' to form ''The Gazette Times''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Pittsburgh, How to See it|editor-last=Fleming|editor-first=George Thornton|publisher=William G. Johnston Company|date=1916|chapter=Newspapers|at=pp. 169-171|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_02NAAAAAYAAJ}}</ref>
 ==U.S. Senate==
-In 1909, he was [[United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania, 1909|elected]] to the U.S. Senate to serve out the term of [[Philander C. Knox]], who had resigned to become [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] under [[William Howard Taft|President Taft]]. In 1911, he notably helped reverse the [[United States Board on Geographic Names]] decision to [[Etymology of Pittsburgh|spell the name of the city of Pittsburgh]] as "Pittsburg" back to the original spelling with the ''-h'' ending. Oliver was [[United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1911|reelected]] 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-Senator Oliver Dies in Pittsburgh|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=23 January 1919|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/01/23/97062230.pdf}}</ref>
+In 1909, he was [[United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania, 1909|elected]] to the U.S. Senate to serve out the term of [[Philander C. Knox]], who had resigned to become [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] under [[William Howard Taft|President Taft]]. Oliver was [[1911 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania|reelected]] 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.<ref name=Dies>{{cite news|title=Ex-Senator Oliver Dies in Pittsburgh|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=23 January 1919|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/01/23/97062230.pdf}}</ref> In 1911, he helped reverse the [[United States Board on Geographic Names]] decision to spell the [[name of Pittsburgh]] without the final ''h''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Stewart|first= George R.|author-link= George R. Stewart|title=Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States|url= https://archive.org/details/namesonlandhisto0000stew |url-access=registration|orig-year=1945|edition=Revised|year=1958|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|page=[https://archive.org/details/namesonlandhisto0000stew/page/344 344]}}</ref>
+==Death and memorial==
-==Memorial==
+George T. Oliver died at his home in Pittsburgh on January 22, 1919, just 4 days shy of his 71st birthday.<ref name=Dies/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72474689/george-t-oliver-former-senator-has/ |title=George T. Oliver, Former Senator, Has Passed Away |newspaper=Pittston Gazette |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |page=1 |date=1919-01-22 |access-date=2021-03-02 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
-Oliver owned a summer estate named Dungannon Hall in [[Hamilton, Ontario (township)|Hamilton Twp, Ontario]], just north of [[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg]]. 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.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://watershedmagazine.com/?p=2510|title=Cobourg's Gilded Age|author-last=Cruickshank|author-first=Tom|journal=Watershed|date=Summer 2013|volume=13|number=49|at=pp. 26-31}}</ref>
+He owned a summer estate named Dungannon Hall in [[Hamilton, Ontario (township)|Hamilton Twp, Ontario]], just north of [[Cobourg, Ontario|Cobourg]]. 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.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://watershedmagazine.com/?p=2510|title=Cobourg's Gilded Age|author-last=Cruickshank|author-first=Tom|journal=Watershed|date=Summer 2013|volume=13|number=49|at=pp. 26-31}}</ref>
-==References==
+==References==
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v t e United States senators from Pennsylvania
Class 1	W. Maclay Gallatin Ross S. Maclay Leib Roberts Findlay Barnard Dallas McKean Sturgeon Brodhead S. Cameron Wilmot Buckalew J. Scott Wallace Mitchell Quay Knox Oliver Knox Crow Reed Guffey Martin H. Scott Heinz Wofford Santorum Casey McCormick (elect)
Class 3	Morris Bingham Muhlenberg Logan Gregg Lacock Lowrie Marks Wilkins Buchanan S. Cameron Cooper Bigler Cowan S. Cameron J. Cameron Penrose Pepper Vare^† Grundy Davis Myers Duff Clark Schweiker Specter Toomey Fetterman
Notes	^† Never officially seated

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