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] 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.
[3] Provosty died in his home in New Orleans on his 72nd birthday.
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