Matthew Harvey
| Matthew Harvey | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire | |
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In office December 16, 1830 – April 7, 1866 | |
| Appointed by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | John Samuel Sherburne |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Clark |
| 13th Governor of New Hampshire | |
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In office June 3, 1830 – February 28, 1831 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Pierce |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Dinsmoor |
| Member of U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district | |
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In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | Clifton Clagett |
| Succeeded by | Nehemiah Eastman |
| President of the New Hampshire Senate | |
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In office 1825–1827 | |
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
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In office 1818–1820 | |
| Preceded by | Henry B. Chase |
| Succeeded by | Ichabod Bartlett |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 21, 1781 Sutton, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died |
April 7, 1866 (aged 84) Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting place | Old North Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relations | Jonathan Harvey |
| Parents |
Matthew Harvey Hannah Hadley Harvey |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College, 1806 |
| Profession |
Lawyer Politician |
Matthew Harvey (June 21, 1781 – April 7, 1866) was an American lawyer and politician from New Hampshire. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as the 13th governor of New Hampshire. He was a long serving United States federal judge.
Early life and career
Born in Sutton, New Hampshire, Harvey studied with private tutors. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1806, read law and was admitted to the bar in 1809.[1] He began the practice of law in Hopkinton, New Hampshire in 1809 and practiced there until 1814.[2]
Political career
Harvey was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1814 to 1821, serving as Speaker of the State House from 1818 to 1820.[3] He was a member of the New Hampshire Senate and President from 1825 to 1827.[4]
Elected as a Democratic-Republican, Harvey represented New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1821 to March 4, 1825, during the Seventeenth U.S. Congress and the Eighteenth U.S. Congress. He was then a member of the New Hampshire Senate from 1825 to 1827, and a member of the New Hampshire Executive Council from 1828 to 1829.[5]
Harvey served one abbreviated term as Governor of New Hampshire, beginning in 1830.[6][7] On November 2, 1830, Harvey received a recess appointment from President Andrew Jackson to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire vacated by John Samuel Sherburne.[8] Formally nominated on December 14, 1830, Harvey was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16, 1830, and received his commission the same day. Harvey resigned as governor on February 28, 1831. He remained on the bench until his death in Concord in 1866,[9] and is buried there at the Old North Cemetery.[10]
Personal life
Harvey was the son of Matthew and Hannah (Hadley) Harvey.[11] Harvey's brother, Jonathan Harvey was also a member of the US House of Representatives.[12]
References
- ↑ Dartmouth College. Alumni Association (1881). Memorials of Judges Recently Deceased, Graduates of Dartmouth College. 1880. Republican Press association. p. 31.
- ↑ "Judges of the District Court". New Hampshire US Courts. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ↑ Benton, Josiah Henry (1894), Influence of the Bar in Our State and Federal Government: Annual Address before the Southern New Hampshire Bar Association, Feb. 23, 1894, Boston, Massachusetts: Josiah Henry Benton, p. 60.
- ↑ Benton, Josiah Henry (1894), Influence of the Bar in Our State and Federal Government: Annual Address before the Southern New Hampshire Bar Association, Feb. 23, 1894, Boston, Massachusetts: Josiah Henry Benton, p. 61.
- ↑ Lanman, Charles (1876). Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States: During Its First Century. From Original and Official Sources. J. Anglim. p. 191.
- ↑ New Hampshire. General Court. Senate (1829). Journal of the Senate and House. New Hampshire. General Court. Senate. p. 19.
- ↑ "Publications - A Guide to Likenesses of New Hampshire Officials and Governors on Public Display at the Legislative Office Building and the State House Concord, New Hampshire, to 1998". New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ↑ Johnson, Andrew (1992). The Papers of Andrew Johnson: February-July 1866. Univ. of Tennessee Press. p. 405.
- ↑ Chase, Salmon Portland and Niven, John (1993). The Salmon P. Chase Papers. Kent State University Press. p. 496.
- ↑ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Genealogical Publishing Com,. p. 222.
- ↑ Jonathan Harvey. Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Benjamin, Walter Romeyn (1903). The Collector: A Monthly Magazine for Autograph and Historical Collectors, Volume 16, Issue 10. W. R. Benjamin Autographs.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Matthew Harvey. |
- Matthew Harvey at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Matthew Harvey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- National Governors Association
- Matthew Harvey at Find a Grave
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by John Samuel Sherburne |
Judge of the District Court for the District of New Hampshire 1830-1866 |
Succeeded by Daniel Clark |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Clifton Clagett |
Member of the House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large (Seat 3) congressional district 1821–1825 |
Succeeded by Nehemiah Eastman |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Benjamin Pierce |
Governor of New Hampshire 1830–February 28, 1831 |
Succeeded by Samuel Dinsmoor |
| Preceded by Henry B. Chase |
Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives 29th New Hampshire General Court 1818-1820 |
Succeeded by Ichabod Bartlett |
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