David W. Oliver


David W. Oliver was the Mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey from 1883 to 1887.

Biography

Oliver was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 19, 1819.
Oliver married Mary Warner of Vermont and became involved in real estate. A Democrat, Oliver ran for mayor of Bayonne in 1879 but lost to Republican Stephen K. Lane. Oliver ran successfully against Lane for mayor in 1883. He was re-elected in 1885. After leaving as mayor, Oliver became a member of the Bayonne Board of Adjustment.
He died on February 12, 1905 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was buried in the family plot in Cincinnati, Ohio.