Background
Cyrus Olney was born on October 11, 1815, in Geneva, New New York
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Cyrus Olney
Edit ProfileEducation
He was raised in Ohio, where he was educated in the public schools and later law school in Cincinnati.
Career
He was the 6th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court serving while the region was still the Territory. After passing the bar he practiced law for a time in Ohio before moving to Iowa, where he was a judge for four years. Olney moved to and began law practice in Portland in 1851.
He continued in this endeavor until 1853, when United States President Franklin Pierce appointed him to the Supreme Court.
Olney remained on the court until 1858 when he resigned, though he had attempted to resign in 1853 and 1854. During this time, he also served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1857 representing Clatsop County.
At the Convention he excused himself and did not vote on the final resolution. In 1866 he was elected to the House of Representatives from Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook counties.
Serving as a Republican he was elected after a one session absence in 1870.
Olney married twice in his lifetime. He had a total of seven children from the two marriages. Olney died on December 21, 1870 (or December 21, 1870) in Astoria at the age of 55.
He had been addicted to opium and chloroform up to his death.
Olney, was named for him.
Membership
A native of Ohio, Olney later was a member of the 1857 Constitutional Convention, and later served in the legislature.
-
Born
-
Died
December 21, 1870 (aged 55) -
Nationality
United States -
Political Party
Republican party