Olney, Richard, 1835-1917

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

Biographical Note

• 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)