Francis Harvey (1611–1703) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1656 and 1661. Harvey was the son of William Harvey of

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, Northamptonshire and was baptised on 20 December 1611. He matriculated at

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on 19 October 1627, aged 14 and was awarded B.A. on 11 June 1629. He was called to the bar at

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in 1637. 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Harmar-Hawtayne', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 652-678. Date accessed: 18 July 2011
/ref> In 1656, Harvey was elected

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for

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in the

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. He was re-elected MP for Northampton in 1659 for the

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.History of Parliament Online - Harvey, Francis
/ref> In 1660, Harvey was elected MP for Northampton in the Convention Parliament but was unseated on petition on 21 Jun 1660. He was re-elected in 1661 for the

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in a double return. He was seated on 22 May 1661,but the election was declared void on 13 Jun 1661. He was treasurer of his Inn in 1667. Harvey died at the age of 91. He was buried in the Temple church on 30 March 1703. Harvey married Elizabeth Dickens, widow of St. Olave, Hart Street, London in 1665.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harvey, Francis 1611 births 1703 deaths Members of the Middle Temple Alumni of St Edmund Hall, Oxford People from Northampton English MPs 1656–1658 English MPs 1659 English MPs 1660 English MPs 1661–1679