Later Career
He was commissioned lieutenant governor of the colony when his brother-in-law Thomas Hutchinson became governor in 1771. Letters that he and Hutchinson wrote in the late 1760s during protests surrounding the Townshend Acts were published in 1773, igniting a storm of protest against both men. The business took a serious toll on Oliver's health, which suffered further after his wife died. Oliver died on March 3, 1774 after suffering from an "apoplectick fit". His death was greeted with glee by the Sons of Liberty, and his burial was marred by acts of protest and violence. Because of the charged political climate few friends and relatives attended.
Most of Oliver's family remained Loyal during the American Revolution, and resettled in other parts of the British Empire.
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