The following article was published in Lockport Journal on July 11, 1904:
"Thomas Oliver.
After a lingering and painful illness of several months standing, caused principally by blood poisoning, the Hon. Thomas Oliver, one of Lockport's foremost and most substantial citizens, passed away at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, July 10, at his home, 175 Locust street. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his death.
Mr. Oliver was one of the sound sort of citizens which this city was fortunate to possess and who had a large part in contributing towards the advancement and prosperity of the city. He was at the time of his death in his 68th year. Born in Cambridge, Washington county, N. Y., on Dec. 4, 1836, he passed his early life on a farm in Saratoga county up to 1877, when he located in Lockport and began the manufacture of cider with a single press in the stone building back of Eckensperger's on Pine street. Three years later, with his brothers, William, John and George, he built a new stone cider mill at the corner of Gooding and Grand streets, where they established a large mill with five large cider presses, turning out as high as 35,000 barrels of cider a year.
After conducting this business very successfully for a number of years, Mr. Oliver and his brother William quit the cider business and immediately, in 1893,
turned their cider mill over into a brass bedstead manufactory, experiencing immediate and gratifying success in this new line of business and building up an establishment which has become one of Lockport's most prosperous and desirable industries, as well as gaining a reputation the country over for manufacturing the very best brass bedsteads on the market. In this business the late Mr. Oliver continued with his brother, William, until his death.
Although for nine years past crippled from the effects of a paralytic stroke, Mr. Oliver has by indomitable will and determination continued most of the time in active business and has identified himself closely with Lockport's best interests. Mr. Oliver was one of the organizers of the Oliver Oil company, which was later sold to the American Cotton Oil company. After selling out their interests in the Oliver Oil company, Mr. Oliver and his brothers and others organized the Southern Cotton Oil company with $5,000,000 capital. After running it two years Mr. Oliver and his brothers sold out their interests therein and organized the Charlotte Oil & Fertilizer company, the Gate City Oil company and the Merchants
& Planters' Oil company, later selling out to the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company. Mr. Oliver and his brothers also for years had a large flour and feed store at Cohoes N. Y., managed by one of Mr. Oliver's brothers.
Mr. Oliver and his brothers have been in business together with unusual success since 1866, a period of 38 years.
At the time of his death Mr. Oliver was part owner of the Oliver Opera House in Lincoln. Neb. He had during his successful career amassed a very respectable fortune and was one of Lockport's wealthiest citizens. He formerly resided for many years on High street, but 12 years ago he built a palatial residence on Locust, just north of High, which is considered one of the most beautiful mansions in this city, surrounded by charming grounds.
In 1888 Mr. Oliver was elected mayor of Lockport by a large majority and he has ever since been considered on all sides as one of the very best mayors the city ever had. He was a leading factor in the organization and early life of the Lockport Business Men's association and was one of the 10 men entrusted by that association with the charter for a power canal obtained through the association's endeavors 10 years ago. He remained a stockholder and director of the Niagara, Lockport & Ontario Power company, which was organized to secure and hold the power canal charter, until a few days ago when owing to his approaching death a successor on the board of directors of the power canal company was elected in the person of Charles Palmer of the National City bank of New York.
Left to survive Mr. Oliver are a widow, two sons, Livingston and Schuyler, and two daughters, Misses Irene and Jessie, all at home; four brothers, William and Henry of this city. George Oliver of Cohoes. N. Y., and Frederick Oliver of Norfolk, Va.; and two sisters, Mrs. Mark J. Tovell and Miss Oliver of this city.
The funeral will be held from the house at 2 p. m. and will be private.
A public funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal church.
The burial will be in Glenwood cemetery."
The following article was published in the Lockport Journal on Wednesday July 13. 1904:
"DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Hon. Thomas Oliver.
The funeral of the late Hon. Thomas Oliver, former Mayor of Lockport, took place this afternoon. After a private service at the home on Locust street at 2 p.m. a public funeral was held at Grace Episcopal church and the church was filled to the doors by mourning relatives, friends and acquaintances, largely representative citizens, who wished to pay their last tribute of the respect to the memory of one whom all of of Lockport recognized in life as a great and true friend of the city's best interests and one who contributed even more than his share towards the city's advancement.
Nearly 200 employes of the Oliver Brothers Brass Bedstead factory also attended, in a body, and paid their meed of honor to the memory of an employer who was ever their friend and whom they held in the highest esteem. The common council was also present in a body, thus adding another mark of honor to the dead, who was Mayor of the city at one time did much for the municipal welfare. The church was unable to accommodate all that would have entered and large numbers assembled without, two policemen being on hand to preserve quiet and keep clear a passageway through the crowds from the church doors to the hearse and carriages which formed the funeral cortege to the cemetery after the church service.
The Rev. W, F. Faber carried out the simple but impressive Episcopal form of service at the church and there was no singing.
The remains were in a magnificent solid mahogany casket which was banked with beautiful floral offerings, including a very handsome gates ajar from the Oliver Brothers factory employes.
As another mark of honor to the late Mr. Oliver, Mayor Baker and former Mayors Calvin G. Sutliff, James Liddie, Charles Peterson, Hiram D. McNeil, E. W. Rogers, William H. Richmond and Louis E. Huston acted as pall-bearers, The bearers were eight of the employees of the Oliver Brass Bedstead factory, as follows: David McCance, Elmer E. Townsend, Jefferson Davis, Frank Woodruff, Henry Smith, Adolph Gillick, Harry Christie, and Oliver Bogardus.
The burial was in Glenwood cemetery."
"Thomas Oliver.
After a lingering and painful illness of several months standing, caused principally by blood poisoning, the Hon. Thomas Oliver, one of Lockport's foremost and most substantial citizens, passed away at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, July 10, at his home, 175 Locust street. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his death.
Mr. Oliver was one of the sound sort of citizens which this city was fortunate to possess and who had a large part in contributing towards the advancement and prosperity of the city. He was at the time of his death in his 68th year. Born in Cambridge, Washington county, N. Y., on Dec. 4, 1836, he passed his early life on a farm in Saratoga county up to 1877, when he located in Lockport and began the manufacture of cider with a single press in the stone building back of Eckensperger's on Pine street. Three years later, with his brothers, William, John and George, he built a new stone cider mill at the corner of Gooding and Grand streets, where they established a large mill with five large cider presses, turning out as high as 35,000 barrels of cider a year.
After conducting this business very successfully for a number of years, Mr. Oliver and his brother William quit the cider business and immediately, in 1893,
turned their cider mill over into a brass bedstead manufactory, experiencing immediate and gratifying success in this new line of business and building up an establishment which has become one of Lockport's most prosperous and desirable industries, as well as gaining a reputation the country over for manufacturing the very best brass bedsteads on the market. In this business the late Mr. Oliver continued with his brother, William, until his death.
Although for nine years past crippled from the effects of a paralytic stroke, Mr. Oliver has by indomitable will and determination continued most of the time in active business and has identified himself closely with Lockport's best interests. Mr. Oliver was one of the organizers of the Oliver Oil company, which was later sold to the American Cotton Oil company. After selling out their interests in the Oliver Oil company, Mr. Oliver and his brothers and others organized the Southern Cotton Oil company with $5,000,000 capital. After running it two years Mr. Oliver and his brothers sold out their interests therein and organized the Charlotte Oil & Fertilizer company, the Gate City Oil company and the Merchants
& Planters' Oil company, later selling out to the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company. Mr. Oliver and his brothers also for years had a large flour and feed store at Cohoes N. Y., managed by one of Mr. Oliver's brothers.
Mr. Oliver and his brothers have been in business together with unusual success since 1866, a period of 38 years.
At the time of his death Mr. Oliver was part owner of the Oliver Opera House in Lincoln. Neb. He had during his successful career amassed a very respectable fortune and was one of Lockport's wealthiest citizens. He formerly resided for many years on High street, but 12 years ago he built a palatial residence on Locust, just north of High, which is considered one of the most beautiful mansions in this city, surrounded by charming grounds.
In 1888 Mr. Oliver was elected mayor of Lockport by a large majority and he has ever since been considered on all sides as one of the very best mayors the city ever had. He was a leading factor in the organization and early life of the Lockport Business Men's association and was one of the 10 men entrusted by that association with the charter for a power canal obtained through the association's endeavors 10 years ago. He remained a stockholder and director of the Niagara, Lockport & Ontario Power company, which was organized to secure and hold the power canal charter, until a few days ago when owing to his approaching death a successor on the board of directors of the power canal company was elected in the person of Charles Palmer of the National City bank of New York.
Left to survive Mr. Oliver are a widow, two sons, Livingston and Schuyler, and two daughters, Misses Irene and Jessie, all at home; four brothers, William and Henry of this city. George Oliver of Cohoes. N. Y., and Frederick Oliver of Norfolk, Va.; and two sisters, Mrs. Mark J. Tovell and Miss Oliver of this city.
The funeral will be held from the house at 2 p. m. and will be private.
A public funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal church.
The burial will be in Glenwood cemetery."
The following article was published in the Lockport Journal on Wednesday July 13. 1904:
"DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Hon. Thomas Oliver.
The funeral of the late Hon. Thomas Oliver, former Mayor of Lockport, took place this afternoon. After a private service at the home on Locust street at 2 p.m. a public funeral was held at Grace Episcopal church and the church was filled to the doors by mourning relatives, friends and acquaintances, largely representative citizens, who wished to pay their last tribute of the respect to the memory of one whom all of of Lockport recognized in life as a great and true friend of the city's best interests and one who contributed even more than his share towards the city's advancement.
Nearly 200 employes of the Oliver Brothers Brass Bedstead factory also attended, in a body, and paid their meed of honor to the memory of an employer who was ever their friend and whom they held in the highest esteem. The common council was also present in a body, thus adding another mark of honor to the dead, who was Mayor of the city at one time did much for the municipal welfare. The church was unable to accommodate all that would have entered and large numbers assembled without, two policemen being on hand to preserve quiet and keep clear a passageway through the crowds from the church doors to the hearse and carriages which formed the funeral cortege to the cemetery after the church service.
The Rev. W, F. Faber carried out the simple but impressive Episcopal form of service at the church and there was no singing.
The remains were in a magnificent solid mahogany casket which was banked with beautiful floral offerings, including a very handsome gates ajar from the Oliver Brothers factory employes.
As another mark of honor to the late Mr. Oliver, Mayor Baker and former Mayors Calvin G. Sutliff, James Liddie, Charles Peterson, Hiram D. McNeil, E. W. Rogers, William H. Richmond and Louis E. Huston acted as pall-bearers, The bearers were eight of the employees of the Oliver Brass Bedstead factory, as follows: David McCance, Elmer E. Townsend, Jefferson Davis, Frank Woodruff, Henry Smith, Adolph Gillick, Harry Christie, and Oliver Bogardus.
The burial was in Glenwood cemetery."
The following article was published in Lockport Journal on July 11, 1904:
"Thomas Oliver.
After a lingering and painful illness of several months standing, caused principally by blood poisoning, the Hon. Thomas Oliver, one of Lockport's foremost and most substantial citizens, passed away at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, July 10, at his home, 175 Locust street. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his death.
Mr. Oliver was one of the sound sort of citizens which this city was fortunate to possess and who had a large part in contributing towards the advancement and prosperity of the city. He was at the time of his death in his 68th year. Born in Cambridge, Washington county, N. Y., on Dec. 4, 1836, he passed his early life on a farm in Saratoga county up to 1877, when he located in Lockport and began the manufacture of cider with a single press in the stone building back of Eckensperger's on Pine street. Three years later, with his brothers, William, John and George, he built a new stone cider mill at the corner of Gooding and Grand streets, where they established a large mill with five large cider presses, turning out as high as 35,000 barrels of cider a year.
After conducting this business very successfully for a number of years, Mr. Oliver and his brother William quit the cider business and immediately, in 1893,
turned their cider mill over into a brass bedstead manufactory, experiencing immediate and gratifying success in this new line of business and building up an establishment which has become one of Lockport's most prosperous and desirable industries, as well as gaining a reputation the country over for manufacturing the very best brass bedsteads on the market. In this business the late Mr. Oliver continued with his brother, William, until his death.
Although for nine years past crippled from the effects of a paralytic stroke, Mr. Oliver has by indomitable will and determination continued most of the time in active business and has identified himself closely with Lockport's best interests. Mr. Oliver was one of the organizers of the Oliver Oil company, which was later sold to the American Cotton Oil company. After selling out their interests in the Oliver Oil company, Mr. Oliver and his brothers and others organized the Southern Cotton Oil company with $5,000,000 capital. After running it two years Mr. Oliver and his brothers sold out their interests therein and organized the Charlotte Oil & Fertilizer company, the Gate City Oil company and the Merchants
& Planters' Oil company, later selling out to the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company. Mr. Oliver and his brothers also for years had a large flour and feed store at Cohoes N. Y., managed by one of Mr. Oliver's brothers.
Mr. Oliver and his brothers have been in business together with unusual success since 1866, a period of 38 years.
At the time of his death Mr. Oliver was part owner of the Oliver Opera House in Lincoln. Neb. He had during his successful career amassed a very respectable fortune and was one of Lockport's wealthiest citizens. He formerly resided for many years on High street, but 12 years ago he built a palatial residence on Locust, just north of High, which is considered one of the most beautiful mansions in this city, surrounded by charming grounds.
In 1888 Mr. Oliver was elected mayor of Lockport by a large majority and he has ever since been considered on all sides as one of the very best mayors the city ever had. He was a leading factor in the organization and early life of the Lockport Business Men's association and was one of the 10 men entrusted by that association with the charter for a power canal obtained through the association's endeavors 10 years ago. He remained a stockholder and director of the Niagara, Lockport & Ontario Power company, which was organized to secure and hold the power canal charter, until a few days ago when owing to his approaching death a successor on the board of directors of the power canal company was elected in the person of Charles Palmer of the National City bank of New York.
Left to survive Mr. Oliver are a widow, two sons, Livingston and Schuyler, and two daughters, Misses Irene and Jessie, all at home; four brothers, William and Henry of this city. George Oliver of Cohoes. N. Y., and Frederick Oliver of Norfolk, Va.; and two sisters, Mrs. Mark J. Tovell and Miss Oliver of this city.
The funeral will be held from the house at 2 p. m. and will be private.
A public funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal church.
The burial will be in Glenwood cemetery."
The following article was published in the Lockport Journal on Wednesday July 13. 1904:
"DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Hon. Thomas Oliver.
The funeral of the late Hon. Thomas Oliver, former Mayor of Lockport, took place this afternoon. After a private service at the home on Locust street at 2 p.m. a public funeral was held at Grace Episcopal church and the church was filled to the doors by mourning relatives, friends and acquaintances, largely representative citizens, who wished to pay their last tribute of the respect to the memory of one whom all of of Lockport recognized in life as a great and true friend of the city's best interests and one who contributed even more than his share towards the city's advancement.
Nearly 200 employes of the Oliver Brothers Brass Bedstead factory also attended, in a body, and paid their meed of honor to the memory of an employer who was ever their friend and whom they held in the highest esteem. The common council was also present in a body, thus adding another mark of honor to the dead, who was Mayor of the city at one time did much for the municipal welfare. The church was unable to accommodate all that would have entered and large numbers assembled without, two policemen being on hand to preserve quiet and keep clear a passageway through the crowds from the church doors to the hearse and carriages which formed the funeral cortege to the cemetery after the church service.
The Rev. W, F. Faber carried out the simple but impressive Episcopal form of service at the church and there was no singing.
The remains were in a magnificent solid mahogany casket which was banked with beautiful floral offerings, including a very handsome gates ajar from the Oliver Brothers factory employes.
As another mark of honor to the late Mr. Oliver, Mayor Baker and former Mayors Calvin G. Sutliff, James Liddie, Charles Peterson, Hiram D. McNeil, E. W. Rogers, William H. Richmond and Louis E. Huston acted as pall-bearers, The bearers were eight of the employees of the Oliver Brass Bedstead factory, as follows: David McCance, Elmer E. Townsend, Jefferson Davis, Frank Woodruff, Henry Smith, Adolph Gillick, Harry Christie, and Oliver Bogardus.
The burial was in Glenwood cemetery."
"Thomas Oliver.
After a lingering and painful illness of several months standing, caused principally by blood poisoning, the Hon. Thomas Oliver, one of Lockport's foremost and most substantial citizens, passed away at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, July 10, at his home, 175 Locust street. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his death.
Mr. Oliver was one of the sound sort of citizens which this city was fortunate to possess and who had a large part in contributing towards the advancement and prosperity of the city. He was at the time of his death in his 68th year. Born in Cambridge, Washington county, N. Y., on Dec. 4, 1836, he passed his early life on a farm in Saratoga county up to 1877, when he located in Lockport and began the manufacture of cider with a single press in the stone building back of Eckensperger's on Pine street. Three years later, with his brothers, William, John and George, he built a new stone cider mill at the corner of Gooding and Grand streets, where they established a large mill with five large cider presses, turning out as high as 35,000 barrels of cider a year.
After conducting this business very successfully for a number of years, Mr. Oliver and his brother William quit the cider business and immediately, in 1893,
turned their cider mill over into a brass bedstead manufactory, experiencing immediate and gratifying success in this new line of business and building up an establishment which has become one of Lockport's most prosperous and desirable industries, as well as gaining a reputation the country over for manufacturing the very best brass bedsteads on the market. In this business the late Mr. Oliver continued with his brother, William, until his death.
Although for nine years past crippled from the effects of a paralytic stroke, Mr. Oliver has by indomitable will and determination continued most of the time in active business and has identified himself closely with Lockport's best interests. Mr. Oliver was one of the organizers of the Oliver Oil company, which was later sold to the American Cotton Oil company. After selling out their interests in the Oliver Oil company, Mr. Oliver and his brothers and others organized the Southern Cotton Oil company with $5,000,000 capital. After running it two years Mr. Oliver and his brothers sold out their interests therein and organized the Charlotte Oil & Fertilizer company, the Gate City Oil company and the Merchants
& Planters' Oil company, later selling out to the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company. Mr. Oliver and his brothers also for years had a large flour and feed store at Cohoes N. Y., managed by one of Mr. Oliver's brothers.
Mr. Oliver and his brothers have been in business together with unusual success since 1866, a period of 38 years.
At the time of his death Mr. Oliver was part owner of the Oliver Opera House in Lincoln. Neb. He had during his successful career amassed a very respectable fortune and was one of Lockport's wealthiest citizens. He formerly resided for many years on High street, but 12 years ago he built a palatial residence on Locust, just north of High, which is considered one of the most beautiful mansions in this city, surrounded by charming grounds.
In 1888 Mr. Oliver was elected mayor of Lockport by a large majority and he has ever since been considered on all sides as one of the very best mayors the city ever had. He was a leading factor in the organization and early life of the Lockport Business Men's association and was one of the 10 men entrusted by that association with the charter for a power canal obtained through the association's endeavors 10 years ago. He remained a stockholder and director of the Niagara, Lockport & Ontario Power company, which was organized to secure and hold the power canal charter, until a few days ago when owing to his approaching death a successor on the board of directors of the power canal company was elected in the person of Charles Palmer of the National City bank of New York.
Left to survive Mr. Oliver are a widow, two sons, Livingston and Schuyler, and two daughters, Misses Irene and Jessie, all at home; four brothers, William and Henry of this city. George Oliver of Cohoes. N. Y., and Frederick Oliver of Norfolk, Va.; and two sisters, Mrs. Mark J. Tovell and Miss Oliver of this city.
The funeral will be held from the house at 2 p. m. and will be private.
A public funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal church.
The burial will be in Glenwood cemetery."
The following article was published in the Lockport Journal on Wednesday July 13. 1904:
"DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Hon. Thomas Oliver.
The funeral of the late Hon. Thomas Oliver, former Mayor of Lockport, took place this afternoon. After a private service at the home on Locust street at 2 p.m. a public funeral was held at Grace Episcopal church and the church was filled to the doors by mourning relatives, friends and acquaintances, largely representative citizens, who wished to pay their last tribute of the respect to the memory of one whom all of of Lockport recognized in life as a great and true friend of the city's best interests and one who contributed even more than his share towards the city's advancement.
Nearly 200 employes of the Oliver Brothers Brass Bedstead factory also attended, in a body, and paid their meed of honor to the memory of an employer who was ever their friend and whom they held in the highest esteem. The common council was also present in a body, thus adding another mark of honor to the dead, who was Mayor of the city at one time did much for the municipal welfare. The church was unable to accommodate all that would have entered and large numbers assembled without, two policemen being on hand to preserve quiet and keep clear a passageway through the crowds from the church doors to the hearse and carriages which formed the funeral cortege to the cemetery after the church service.
The Rev. W, F. Faber carried out the simple but impressive Episcopal form of service at the church and there was no singing.
The remains were in a magnificent solid mahogany casket which was banked with beautiful floral offerings, including a very handsome gates ajar from the Oliver Brothers factory employes.
As another mark of honor to the late Mr. Oliver, Mayor Baker and former Mayors Calvin G. Sutliff, James Liddie, Charles Peterson, Hiram D. McNeil, E. W. Rogers, William H. Richmond and Louis E. Huston acted as pall-bearers, The bearers were eight of the employees of the Oliver Brass Bedstead factory, as follows: David McCance, Elmer E. Townsend, Jefferson Davis, Frank Woodruff, Henry Smith, Adolph Gillick, Harry Christie, and Oliver Bogardus.
The burial was in Glenwood cemetery."
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