John Olver
John Walter Olver (born September 3, 1936) is an American politician. He was the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 1st congressional district from 1991 to 2013. Olver grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania. He graduated from college at the age of 18. After college, Olver earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He taught chemistry at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for eight years.
John Olver | |
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 Olver in the 111th United States Congress | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st district | |
| In office June 18, 1991 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Silvio O. Conte |
| Succeeded by | Richard Neal |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the Franklin and Hampshire district | |
| In office January 3, 1973 – June 15, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | John Barrus |
| Succeeded by | Stan Rosenberg |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 2nd Hampshire district | |
| In office January 1, 1969 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Madsen |
| Succeeded by | James Collins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Walter Olver September 3, 1936 Honesdale, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rose Richardson (m. 1959; died 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (BS) Tufts University (MS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
He served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court. He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1968 and the Massachusetts Senate in 1972. Olver announced that he would not seek re-election in 2012. He retired at the end of his eleventh term in Congress.
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