{{Short description|American politician (1822–1900)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Oliver P. Harding | image = | alt = | caption = | state_delegate = Maryland | district = Frederick County | term_start = 1858 | term_end = 1860 | alongside = Stephen R. Bowlus, Ulysses Hobbs, John A. Koons, Jacob Root, John B. Thomas | predecessor = Lawrence J. Brengle, James S. Carper, James L. Davis, Daniel Grove, Peter Hauver, William N. Wolfe | successor = Thomas J. Claggett, John A. Johnson, Andrew Kessler, Daniel W. Naill, Jonathan Routzahn, William E. Salmon | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1822|8|27}} | birth_place = Frederick County, Maryland, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1900|5|22|1822|8|27}} | death_place = Frederick, Maryland, U.S. | resting_place = near New London, Maryland, U.S. | party = | spouse = {{marriage|Belinda Myers|1846}} | children = 4 | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = {{hlist|Politician|educator|farmer}} | signature = }}
'''Oliver P. Harding''' (August 27, 1822 – May 22, 1900) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1858 to 1860.
==Early life== Oliver P. Harding was born on August 27, 1822, near New London (or New Market<ref name="obit2">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-oliver-p-harding-22-may-1900/146137640/ |title=Oliver P. Harding |date=1900-05-22 |newspaper=The News |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-04-26}}{{Open access}}</ref>), Frederick County, Maryland, to Hannah (née Norris) and John Harding. He was educated at Brook Hill Academy in Montgomery County and worked as a teacher.<ref name="obit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-citizen-harding-25-may-1900-the-ci/146137397/ |title=Harding |date=1900-05-25 |newspaper=The Citizen |page=13 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-04-26}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name="obit3">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-the-late-oliver-p-harding-23/146138429/ |title=The Late Oliver P. Harding |date=1900-05-23 |newspaper=The News |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-04-26}}{{Open access}}</ref>
==Career== Harding served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1858 to 1860.<ref name="obit"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/frhouse.html |title=Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974) |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |date=2024-03-20 |access-date=2024-04-26 |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316205807/https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc2600/sc2685/house/html/frhouse.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He worked as a farmer on his father's farm until his retirement around 1895.<ref name="obit2"/><ref name="obit3"/>
==Personal life== Harding married Belinda Myers in 1846.<ref name="obit3"/> They had two sons and two daughters, John N., Everest C., Mrs. William C. Huffman and H. N.<ref name="obit2"/><ref name="funeral">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-funerals-24-may-1900-the-news/146137874/ |title=Funerals |date=1900-05-24 |newspaper=The News |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-04-26}}{{Open access}}</ref> Around 1895, he moved to Frederick.<ref name="obit2"/>
Harding died on May 22, 1900, at his home on South Market Street in Frederick.<ref name="obit2"/> He was buried at a cemetery near New London.<ref name="funeral"/>
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