▁w art ime ▁government ▁and ▁its ▁replacement ▁by ▁David ▁Lloyd ▁George ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁and ▁pressed ▁for ▁" home ▁rule ▁all ▁round " ▁to ▁resolve ▁the ▁political ▁conflict ▁between ▁Britain ▁and ▁Irish ▁national ists . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁business ▁career ▁Oliver ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁to ▁Catherine ▁Mc L aren ▁and ▁John ▁Scott ▁Oliver . ▁His ▁grand father ▁was ▁Dun can ▁Mc L aren . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁merchant ▁and ▁he ▁attended ▁Edinburgh ▁University . ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁friend ▁of ▁Aust en ▁Chamber lain ▁and ▁his ▁imperial - mind ed ▁father , ▁Joseph ▁Chamber lain . ▁ ▁Oliver ▁pract iced ▁law ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁but ▁he ▁abandoned ▁this ▁career ▁because ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁marry ▁his ▁first ▁cousin ▁Kath ar ine ▁August a ▁Mc L aren . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁lin en ▁dra per y ▁firm ▁of ▁D eben ham ▁& ▁Fre eb ody ▁which ▁enable ▁him ▁to ▁marry . ▁He ▁becoming ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁extra ordin arily ▁successful ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁rich ▁man ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁Major ▁writ ings ▁and ▁political ▁thought ▁A ▁lif el ong ▁Union ist ▁Party ▁( UK ) ▁member , ▁Oliver ▁expressed ▁his ▁political ▁lean ings ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁books , ▁pam ph lets , ▁and ▁newspaper ▁articles . ▁In ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁first