Oliver Goldsmith (1794–1861) was a Canadian poet born in St. Andrews, New Brunswick.
In 1822 he wrote some verses for an amateur theatre in Halifax.
It was at once the first book-length poem published by a native English-Canadian and the first book-length publication in England by a Canadian poet.
[3] He is not to be confused with his great-uncle Oliver Goldsmith, to whose celebrated poem The Deserted Village The Rising Village is a response.
In 1944 his name was added by the Canadian Government to its list of Persons of National Historic Significance.