David Archibald Harvey (March 20, 1845 – May 24, 1916) was a member of the

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from

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and the first person to represent Oklahoma at the federal level.

Early life

Harvey was born in

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, Canada, on March 20, 1845.Wilson, Linda D.
Harvey, David (1845-1916)
"
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
'' (accessed May 10, 2010). He moved with his parents to

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, in 1852, and attended

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s in Point Isabel, a part of Washington Township.Harvey, David ArchibaldCongressional Biography
(accessed May 28, 2010).

Career

When the

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broke out in 1861, Harvey joined the

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and enlisted in Company B of the 4th Ohio Cavalry Regiment in September 1861. Harvey served throughout the Civil War. Following the end of the war, Harvey attended

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, where he studied law. He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1868 and commenced practice in

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, in 1869. He served as Topeka's

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from 1871 to 1881, and

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from 1881 to 1889. With the opening of

in 1889, Harvey moved to Wyandotte. He was elected as a

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to represent Oklahoma Territory in the

. He served in the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses from November 4, 1890, to March 3, 1893. Harvey introduced the "Harvey Bill" in 1892 that called for Oklahoma statehood. The House Committee on Territories blocked the bill. He was unsuccessful in his candidacy for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress. After leaving Congress, he resumed practicing law, and represented the Indian tribes of northeast Oklahoma and the Cayugas in New York. He resided in

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, and later lived on a farm that was part of the

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in Oklahoma, near

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on the Oklahoma-Missouri border, which had been given to him in consideration for representing their interests.

Death

Harvey traveled to Hope, New Mexico in 1916 in an effort to restore his health. He died there on May 24, 1916 (age 71 years, 65 days). He is

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at Seneca Cemetery in Seneca, Missouri.

Family

In 1881 Harvey married Mary Crapsey of

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.Cincinnati Enquirer
Marriage Notice, David A. Harvey and Mary Crapsey
March 5, 1881

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