Background
Olney, Peter Butler was born on July 21, 1843 in Oxford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Wilson and Eliza L. (Butler) Olney.
Olney, Peter Butler was born on July 21, 1843 in Oxford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Wilson and Eliza L. (Butler) Olney.
Brother of Richard O. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1864, Bachelor of Laws, 1866, Master of Arts, 1872.
In practice at New York, since 1866. Senior member Olney & Comstock, since 1897. District attorney, New York Company, 1883-1885.
United States referee in bankruptcy, since 1898.
Appointed commissioner with William C. Whitney and George Bliss, under act of New York Legislature, 1879-1880, to compile, and afterwards to revise, laws of the state affecting public interests of City of New York, which work was adopted by the legislature as the Consolidation Acting of 1882. Trustee Teachers College New New York
Member Olney & Comstock, since 1897. District attorney, New York Company, 1883-1885.
Married Mary Sigourney Butler, November 12, 1879.