Representative Cyrus Goldsmith Oliver View All Years

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Compiled Historical Information

Date of Death: 2/15/1929

Birth Place: Onawa, Iowa

Birth County: Monona

Party Affiliation: Republican

Assemblies Served:
House: 40 (1923) - 42 (1927)

Home County: Monona

Family Members Who Served in the Iowa Legislature: Father: Addison Oliver; GAs 10 - 12

Cyrus Goldsmith Oliver

Monona County

Representative from Monona county, was born in Monona county in 1863. Received his education in the common schools; Iowa City academy, State University of Iowa and the Cornell university at Ithaca, N. Y. He was married in 1891 to Miss Jennie Davis of Blencoe, Iowa. To this union five children were born; Mrs. Lucile Oliver Bonnar (a graduate of the law department of Cornell university) now located at Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mrs. Ruth Oliver Otto of Onawa, Iowa; Addison D. of Onawa; John E. of New York City, and David C, student at Onawa high school. Mr. Oliver is a farmer, he is a director, secretary and treasurer of the Farmers' Elevator company; director and member of the examining committee of the Onawa State bank. Elected representative in 1922 and re-elected in 1924. Republican in politics.

House District 57