Oliver Warner (April 17, 1818 – September 14, 1885) was a Massachusetts clergyman, politician, and librarian who served in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature and, from 1858 to 1876, served as the 14th Secretary of the Commonwealth. Early life Warner was one of nine children born to Rhoda (Bridgman) and Oliver Warner on 17 Apr 1818 in Northampton, Massachusetts. Education Warner graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Williams College in 1842. After his gradation from Williams, Warner attended Gilmanton Theological Seminary. Marriage On May 29, 1844, Warner married Jane S. Daniels. Early career From 1844 to 1846, Warner officiated as a Congregational clergyman in Chesterfield, Massachusetts. In 1852 and 1853, Warner was a tutor at the Williston Seminary in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Massachusetts legislature Oliver served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1854 and 1855 and in the Massachusetts Senate from 1856 to 1857. Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Warner served as the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth for 18 years to 1876. 1872 election In the 1872 election, Warner's majority was greater than any other Republican statewide office candidate. 1875 election In 1875, Warner ran for re-election, but he lost the Republican nomination for Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Later career From 1876 to 1879, Warner was the librarian of the Massachusetts State Library. Second Marriage On October 2, 1882, Warner married Miss. Harriet M. Newhall of Lynn, Massachusetts. Death Warner died in Lynn, Massachusetts, on September 14, 1885. References External links 1818 births 1885 deaths Politicians from Northampton, Massachusetts Secretaries of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Republican Party Massachusetts state senators Williams College alumni 19th-century American politicians