Richard Olney

Richard Olney was an influential American politician and lawyer, serving as the U.S. Attorney General under President Grover Cleveland from 1895 to 1897. Notably, he played a key role in labor relations, particularly during the Pullman Strike in 1894, where he enforced a court injunction against strikers, asserting federal authority. Olney was also a significant figure in the Democratic Party and later became a prominent corporate lawyer. His work in both government and private practice shaped legal approaches to labor and corporate issues in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.