Charles Silver Oliver (c. 1765–70 – 10 October 1817) was an Irish landowner, the son of
Silver Oliver, Member of Parliament for
Kilmallock
Kilmallock () is a town in south County Limerick, Ireland, near the border with County Cork. There is a Dominican Priory in the town and King's Castle (or King John's Castle). The remains of medieval walls which encircled the settlement are sti ...
.
Charles Silver Oliver was married on 3 June 1805 to Maria Elizabeth, daughter of
Abraham Morris
Abraham Morris (1752 – 13 February 1822) was an Irish banker.
He sat in the Irish House of Commons for County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, ...
. He was
Sheriff of County Limerick in 1791, ''
Sovereign
''Sovereign'' is a title which can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin , meaning 'above'.
The roles of a sovereign vary from monarch, ruler or ...
'' (Irish office of Chief of a municipal government) of
Kilmallock
Kilmallock () is a town in south County Limerick, Ireland, near the border with County Cork. There is a Dominican Priory in the town and King's Castle (or King John's Castle). The remains of medieval walls which encircled the settlement are sti ...
from 1796 to 1800, and Member of Parliament for Kilmallock from 1798 until he was appointed
Escheator of Munster
This is a list of the Members of Parliament appointed as Resignation from the British House of Commons, Escheator of Munster, a notional 'office of profit under the crown' which was used to resign from the Irish House of Commons, and after the Act ...
on 15 May 1799.
Through
Lord Clare's influence, Oliver represented
County Limerick
"Remember Limerick"
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in the United Kingdom House of Commons from
1802 to
1806
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The French Republican Calendar is abolished.
** The Kingdom of Bavaria is established by Napoleon.
* January 5 – The body of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, lies in state in the Painted Hall ...
, though he was not a frequent attender.
In the Wallace family account of the death of Irish patriot
Staker Wallace
Patrick "Staker" Wallace (1733 - 1798) was a United Irishman, perhaps born at Teermore, in Bulgaden-Ballinvana parish of County Limerick, Ireland, near the town of Kilfinane. He achieved some fame as an Irish patriot when he was brutally execute ...
in 1798 in Kilfinnane, Charles Silver Oliver is portrayed as the villain of the piece. Subsequent research by Mannix Joyce indicates disagreements within the Protestant Ascendancy as to the severity of Olivers treatment of Wallace. Wallace was publicly flogged and later executed in Kilfinnane charged with the crime of raising a subscription for the assassination
[https://www.ouririshheritage.org/content/category/archive/place/kilfinane-coshlea-historical-society/1911-census-project/teermore-townland] of Charles Silver Oliver.
References
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1760s births
1817 deaths
High Sheriffs of County Limerick
Irish MPs 1798–1800
Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Limerick constituencies
UK MPs 1802–1806
Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Limerick constituencies (1801–1922)