William M. Oliver was an Americanpolitician who served as Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1831. A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... The Lieutenant Governor of New York is the second highest ranking official in state government. ... Leopold I 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...