Ames, Oliver (1831-1895)
- Name:
- Ames, Oliver (1831-1895)
- Title:
- 35th Governor of Massachusetts
1817 elected an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity - Born:
- 02/04/1831
- Birthplace:
- North Easton, MA
- Died:
- 10/22/1895
- Residence:
- North Easton, MA
- Occupation:
- Politician
- Father:
- Oakes Ames
- Relations:
- His father was a congressman who was impeached in the Credit Mobilier scandal.
His son was an American botanist and orchid expert. - Children:
- Oakes Ames (1874-1950)
- Notes:
- Aside from political work, he and his brother Oakes Angier Ames designed and financed many buildings and landscapes done by architect H. H. Richardson and landscape designer Frederick Law Olmstead.
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