Sir Robert Harvey, 1st Baronet, of Crown Point
Sir Robert John Harvey, 1st Baronet (16 April 1817 – 19 July 1870)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1868.
Harvey was the eldest son of General Sir Robert John Harvey of Mousehold House in Norwich. He was elected at the 1865 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Thetford in Norfolk,[2] having unsuccessfully contested the seat at a by-election in April 1863.[2] The borough was disenfranchised at the 1868 general election, and Harvey did not stand for Parliament again.[2] The latter year he was created a Baronet, of Crown Point in the parish of Trowse in the County of Norfolk.[3]
Harvey married Lady Henrietta Augusta Lambart, daughter of George Frederick Augustus Lambart, Viscount Kilcoursie, in 1845. He shot himself in July 1870, aged 53, after the collapse of the Crown Bank, and is buried in a large mausoleum in the graveyard at Kirby Bedon, Norfolk. He was succeeded in the title by his son Charles. His grandson Oliver Harvey became British Ambassador to France and was created Baron Harvey of Tasburgh in 1954. Lady Harvey died in 1874.
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 1)
- 1 2 3 Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 305–306. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23445. p. 6273. 27 November 1868.
Sources
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Robert Harvey
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alexander Baring Lord Frederick John Fitzroy |
Member of Parliament for Thetford 1865 – 1868 With: Alexander Baring 1865–1867 Edward Gordon 1867–1868 |
Constituency abolished |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Crown Point) 1868–1870 |
Succeeded by Charles Harvey |