Peter Oliver (loyalist)

Memorial to the Honourable Peter Oliver LLD, in St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham

Peter Oliver (March 26, 1713 – October 12, 1791) was Chief Justice of the Superior Court (the highest court) of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1772–1775. He was a Loyalist during the American Revolution, and left Massachusetts in 1776, settling in England.[1]

  1. ^ "Peter Oliver - Loyalist". The American Revolution Home Page. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2010.