Olivier O. Provosty (August 3, 1852 – August 3, 1924) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from March 16, 1901, to December 30, 1922, serving as chief justice from January 2, 1922, until the end of his service.[1][2]
Born in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana,[3] Provosty was educated at the Poydras Academy,[1] and at Georgetown University.[3]
He was a district attorney from 1873 to 1876, and served in the Louisiana State Senate from 1888 to 1892, and as a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1898. He was a referee in bankruptcy from 1898 to 1901.[3]
Provosty died in his home in New Orleans on his 72nd birthday. He was survived by a son and four daughters.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Olivier Otis Provosty (1852-1924)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ a b c Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 123-124.
- ^ "Justice Provosty Dies Sunday At His New Orleans Home", The Lafayette Daily Advertiser (August 4, 1924), p. 1.
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