Olivier O. Provosty

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] the brother of Albin Provosty, Louisiana state senator.[4] Provosty was educated at the Poydras Academy,[1] 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.[5] He was the great-uncle of Nauman Scott, a United States federal judge, and was the great-great-uncle of Jock Scott, a Louisiana representative.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Olivier Otis Provosty (1852-1924)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c 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. ^ "Membership in the Louisiana State: 1880 – Present" (PDF). Louisiana State Senate. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "Justice Provosty Dies Sunday At His New Orleans Home", The Lafayette Daily Advertiser (August 4, 1924), p. 1.
  6. ^ "Membership In The Louisiana House Of Representatives 1812 - 2012" (PDF). David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.


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