Education
Dartmouth College; Harvard University.
Dartmouth College; Harvard University.
Oliver was born to Daniel and Elizabeth (Kemble) Oliver on November 24, 1800 in North Beverly, Massachusetts. Originally named Thomas Henry, Oliver"s name was changed, by the legislature, in 1821 to that of his mother"s brother who had died in 1802. Oliver entered Phillips Academy, Andover in 1811 and Harvard College in the fall of 1814, however because Harvard was becoming overly Unitarian in its views and also more expensive, Oliver left Harvard after his sophomore year and transferred to Dartmouth College entering Dartmouth"s Junior class in the fall of 1816.
Oliver graduated from Dartmouth College.
Oliver also received a degree Ad eundem from Harvard.
In 1844 Oliver was appointed the Adjutant General of Massachusetts by Governor George North. Briggs.
