Name Oliver Hartley | Died 1859 | |
Books A Digest of the Laws of Texas: To which is Subjoined an Appendix Containing the Acts of the Congress of the United States on the Subjects of the Naturalization of Aliens, and the Authentication of Records, Etc., in Each State Or Territory, So as to Take Effect in Every Other State Or Territory; and to which are Prefixed the Constitutions of the United States, of the Provisional Government of Texas, of the Republic of Texas, and of the State of Texas | ||
Oliver Cromwell Hartley (1823–1859) was an American lawyer from Galveston, Texas. He served as the reporter for the state’s Supreme Court from 1846 to 1859, and published the first codification of state laws in "A Digest of the Laws of Texas" in 1850.
Hartley also served in the Texas state House of Representatives in 1851 and 1852. He died in Galveston on February 13, 1859.
Hartley County, Texas is named for him and his brother Rufus K. Hartley.
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