John Oliver (politician)

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John Oliver

19th Premier of British Columbia
In office March 6, 1918 – August 17, 1927
Monarch	George V
Lieutenant Governor	Francis Stillman Barnard Edward Gawler Prior Walter Cameron Nichol Robert Randolph Bruce
Preceded by	Harlan Carey Brewster
Succeeded by	John Duncan MacLean
Personal details
Born	(1856-07-31)July 31, 1856 Hartington, England
Died	August 17, 1927(1927-08-17) (aged 71) London, England
Political party	Liberal

John Oliver (Hartington, England July 31, 1856 – August 17, 1927) was a politician and farmer in British Columbia, Canada.

Oliver was involved in local politics when he won a seat in the provincial legislature in the 1900 election, and became leader of the opposition. He lost his seat in the 1909 election. He returned to the legislature in the 1916 election as a Liberal member, and became Minister of Agriculture and Railways in the cabinet of Harlan Carey Brewster. Oliver succeeded Brewster to become the 19th Premier when Brewster died in 1918. Oliver's government developed the produce industry in the Okanagan Valley, and tried to persuade the federal government to lower the freight rate for rail transport. Oliver remained premier until his death in 1927.

John Oliver Secondary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, Mount John Oliver in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains, the town of Oliver, British Columbia, and Oliver Street in Williams Lake, British Columbia, are all named after him.

Electoral History

v t e British Columbia general election, 1900: Westminster-Delta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Government	John Oliver	324	45.51%
	Conservative	John Walter Berry	215	30.20%
	Progressive	Thomas William Forster	173	24.30%
Total valid votes			712	100.00%

10th British Columbia election, 1903
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	William Henry Ladner	309	40.87%		unknown
	Liberal	John Oliver	447	59.13%		unknown
Total valid votes			756	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

11th British Columbia election, 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Francis James Anderson MacKenzie	261	37.77%		unknown
	Liberal	John Oliver	430	62.23%		unknown
Total valid votes			691	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

12th British Columbia election, 1909
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Francis James Anderson MacKenzie	765	58.13%		unknown
	Liberal	John Oliver	551	41.87%		unknown
Total valid votes			1,316	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%
¹ Results of recount as reported in New Westminster Columbian 29 November 1909, p. 1

13th British Columbia election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Francis James Anderson MacKenzie	748	70.83%		unknown
	Liberal	John Oliver	308	29.17%		unknown
Total valid votes			1,056	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			%

v t e British Columbia general election, 1920: Delta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John Oliver	1,334	37.50%
	Soldier–Farmer	Richmond Archie Payne	1,107	31.12%
	Conservative	Francis James Anderson MacKenzie	964	21.55%
Total valid votes			3,557	100.00%

References

"John Oliver". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005. Check date values in: |date= (help)

v t e Premiers of British Columbia

McCreight De Cosmos Walkem Elliott Walkem Beaven Smithe A.E.B. Davie Robson T.E. Davie Turner Semlin Martin Dunsmuir Prior McBride Bowser Brewster Oliver MacLean Tolmie Pattullo Hart Johnson W.A.C. Bennett Barrett B. Bennett Vander Zalm Johnston Harcourt G. Clark Miller Dosanjh Campbell C. Clark

Persondata
Name	Oliver, John
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	July 31, 1856
Place of birth	Hartington, England
Date of death	August 17, 1927
Place of death	London, England

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