10 Facts About Cyrus Olney

Cyrus Olney was an American politician and lawyer in what would become the state of Oregon.

Cyrus Olney was the 6th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving while the region was still the Oregon Territory.

Cyrus Olney was born on October 11,1815, in Geneva, New York.

Cyrus Olney was raised in Ohio, where he was educated in the public schools and later law school in Cincinnati.

Cyrus Olney moved to Oregon and began law practice in Portland in 1851.

Cyrus Olney continued in this endeavor until 1853, when United States President Franklin Pierce appointed him to the Oregon Supreme Court.

Cyrus Olney remained on the court until 1858 when he resigned, though he had attempted to resign in 1853 and 1854.

Cyrus Olney had a total of seven children from the two marriages.

Cyrus Olney died on December 21,1870 in Astoria at the age of 55.

Cyrus Olney had been addicted to opium and chloroform up to his death.