Oliver Prescott

Background

Prescott, Oliver was born on July 30, 1868 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Oliver and Helen Augusta (Howland) Prescott.

Education

Graduate Friends Academy, New Bedford, 1885. Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Harvard, 1889, Master of Arts, 1892, Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1892.

Career

Practiced, New Bedford, since 1892. Member Crapo, Clifford, Prescott and Bullard. President New Bedford Gas & Edison Light Company, 1912-1932.

President, New Bedford Institution for Savings, 1924-1932.

Director First National Bank, Wamsutta Mills, Morse Twist Drill & Machine Company.

Achievements

• Oliver Prescott has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member New Bedford City Council, 1894-1895 (president 1895). President of the board of trustees of the James Arnold Fund.

Connections

Married Helen Maria Bryant, December 31, 1895. Children: Oliver, Bryant, William Crapo, Helen Luce, Lydia Coffin.

Father:

Oliver Prescott

Mother:

Helen Augusta (Howland) Prescott

Spouse:

Helen Maria Bryant

child:

Bryant Prescott

child:

Lydia Coffin Prescott

child:

Oliver Prescott

child:

Helen Luce Prescott

child:

William Crapo Prescott