Olney, Richard, 1835-1917

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Olney, Rochard, 1835-1917

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Olney, Richard

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Olney, Richard E. 1835-1917

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1835-09-15

1835-09-15

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U.S. attorney general, U.S. secretary of state, and lawyer.

From the description of Richard Olney papers, 1830-1928 (bulk 1893-1917). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131217

Counsel for Boston & Maine Railroad; Secretary of State under Grover Cleveland (1893-1897).

From the description of Richard E. Olney collection, 1895-1974. (Falmouth Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70969627

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1835, Sept. 15 Born, Oxford, Mass. 1851 Graduated, Leicester Academy, Worcester, Mass. 1856 A.M., Brown University, Providence, R.I. 1858 LL.B., Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. 1859 Admitted to the bar, Boston, Mass. 1859 1893 Practiced corporate law 1861 Married Agnes P. Thomas 1874 Elected to Massachusetts house of representatives 1893 Appointed attorney general 1894 Ordered the use of federal troops in quelling the Pullman Strike 1895 Defended income tax provisions of the Wilson-Gorman Tariff before the Supreme Court of the United States 1895 Appointed secretary of state 1895 1897 Arbitrated boundary dispute between Venezuela and Great Britain and proposed a general arbitration agreement between the United States and Great Britain 1897 Returned to private law practice, Boston, Mass. 1913 Declined ambassadorship to Great Britain 1914 Declined membership on the Federal Reserve Board 1915 Member, International Commission, under treaty between the United States and France 1917, Apr. 8 Died, Boston, Mass. From the guide to the Richard Olney Papers, 1830-1928, (bulk 1893-1917), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Antitrust law

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Arbitration (International law)

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Pullman Strike, 1894

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World War, 1914-1918

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British Guiana

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Cuba

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Panama

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Cuba

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