Tag Archives: Peter Oliver

Happy Fourth of July!

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Via Wikipedia: Oliver was one of three judges during the trials held after the Boston Massacre. Thomas Hutchinson was pleased with the work that Peter Oliver did, and made him chief justice of the Superior Court in 1772. Oliver complained often … Continue reading →

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Happy 4th of July

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Or, if you’re in a feisty mood, how about this Loyalist defense of the British written by the then-Chief Justice of Massachusetts? Related I shared a list of some of our favorite crimethink-y anti-Narrative books here.