Andrew Oliver (March 28 1706 – March 3 1774) was a merchant and public official in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Born into a wealthy and politically powerful merchant family he is best known as the Massachusetts official responsible for implementing the provisions of the Stamp Act for which he was burned in effigy. He never actually carried out those duties and was later commissioned as the province’s lieutenant governor.
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active years end date
1774-03-03
active years start date
1771-03-14
birth date
1706-03-28
birth place
Boston
death date
1774-03-03
death place
Boston
order in office
Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
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