Harvey Simpson

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Harvey Cathcart Simpson (February 11, 1862—?) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1909 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party.

Simpson was born in Ashton, Canada West (now Ontario), and educated at Ashton and Carleton Place. He later moved to Virden, Manitoba. In religion, Simpson was a Methodist.

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election for the Virden constituency, held on January 11, 1909. He defeated Liberal candidate Robert Forke by 206 votes, and served in the legislature as a backbench supporter of Rodmond Palen Roblin's administration. He was re-elected in the 1910 election.

Simpson lost to Liberal George Clingan by 85 votes in the 1914 election.