Oliver Perry Temple
Oliver Perry Temple | |
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| Born | Oliver Perry Temple January 27, 1820 Greene County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 1907 (aged 87) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Old Gray Cemetery Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Washington College |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Notable work | The Covenanter, the Cavalier, and the Puritan (1897) East Tennessee and the Civil War (1899) Notable Men of Tennessee (1912) |
| Political party | Whig Constitutional Union Republican |
| Spouse | Scotia Caledonia Hume |
| Children | Mary Boyce Temple |
| Parent(s) | James and Mary Craig Temple |
Oliver Perry Temple (January 27, 1820 – November 2, 1907) was an American attorney, author, judge, and economic promoter active primarily in East Tennessee in the latter half of the 19th century. During the months leading up to the Civil War, Temple played a pivotal role in organizing East Tennessee's Unionists. In June 1861, he drafted the final resolutions of the pro-Union East Tennessee Convention, and spent much of the first half of the war providing legal defense for Unionists who had been charged with treason by Confederate authorities.
After the war, Temple promoted agricultural and industrial development in East Tennessee, most notably by assisting in the development of the Rugby Colony, and in later years wrote several books on the history of East Tennessee.