Andrew Oliver

Andrew Oliver
Portrait c. 1758 by John Singleton Copley
Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
In office
March 14, 1771 – March 3, 1774
Preceded byThomas Hutchinson
Succeeded byThomas Oliver
Personal details
BornMarch 28, 1706
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
DiedMarch 3, 1774(1774-03-03) (aged 67)
Boston
Spouse(s)Mary Fitch
Mary Sanford
ProfessionMerchant and politician

Andrew Oliver (March 28, 1706 – March 3, 1774) was an American-born merchant and colonial administrator in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Born into a wealthy and politically powerful merchant family, he is best known as the official responsible for implementing the provisions of the Stamp Act, for which he was hanged in effigy. He never actually carried out those duties and was later commissioned as the province's lieutenant governor.