Oliver L. Spaulding
| Oliver Lyman Spaulding | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | Mark S. Brewer |
| Succeeded by | Edwin B. Winans |
| Michigan Secretary of State | |
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In office 1866–1870 |
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| Preceded by | James B. Porter |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Striker |
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August 2, 1833 Jaffrey, New Hampshire |
| Died | July 30, 1922 (aged 88) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Cecelia Swegles |
| Relations | Oliver Lyman Spaulding (son) |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College |
Oliver Lyman Spaulding (August 2, 1833 – July 30, 1922) was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Spaulding was born in Jaffrey, New Hampshire on August 2, 1833. He completed preparatory studies, graduated from Oberlin College of Ohio in 1855, and moved to Michigan where he taught school. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in St. Johns, Michigan. He was regent of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor from 1858 to 1864.
During the Civil War, Spaulding served in the Union Army as a captain in the 23rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment and promoted to colonel and then general. He resumed the practice of law in St. Johns.
Spaulding served as Michigan Secretary of State from 1866 to 1870. Afterwards, he became a member of the Republican State committee from 1871 to 1878. He declined the position of United States district judge of the Utah Territory in 1871 and later served as special agent of the United States Treasury Department from 1875 to 1881.
Spaulding was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 6th congressional district to the 46th Congress serving from March 4, 1881 to March 3, 1883. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882. He also served as chairman of the commission sent to the Sandwich Islands to investigate alleged violations of the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty in 1883.
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