Olivier O. Provosty Explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olivier Otis Provosty (1852-1924). Louisiana Supreme Court. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608080334/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices/Provosty_Olivier.aspx. May 15, 2020. 2019-06-08.
2. Web site: Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present. Louisiana Supreme Court. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608080334/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices.aspx. May 16, 2020. 2019-06-08.
3. 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.
4. "Justice Provosty Dies Sunday At His New Orleans Home", The Lafayette Daily Advertiser (August 4, 1924), p. 1.