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Freya Oliver (born January 27th, 1948) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the Class I Senator of Savannah since 1985. Oliver has worked as a criminal defense lawyer since 1975, and has passed the bar in the American states of Superior and Savannah.

Oliver was born in Chicago, and stayed there until moving to Columbus, Ohio in 1966 to attend Ohio State University. She earned a Bachelor's of Science in Criminal Justice from Ohio State in 1970. Oliver received a Juris Doctor from Ohio State's Moritz College of Law in 1973. Following her graduation, she moved to Orlando, Florida, to start her own law firm. In 1984, following the resignation of then-President Ronald Reagan, Oliver, along with Tim Andrews, established the Social Democratic Party. The same year, she ran for Savannah's Class I Senate seat, in a race that she won.

Early life
Freya Oliver was born on January 27th, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois. Her father, Marvin Oliver, was born in Gadsden, Alabama in 1918. Her mother, Noelle Wynne Oliver, was born in Davenport, Iowa in 1920.

Oliver studied at Lincoln Park High School from 1962 to 1966.