Sir James Harvey (died 1583) was an English merchant who was

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in 1581. Harvey was the son of William Harvey of Cotwalton (''aliter'' Cott Walton / Walton-in-Stone), near

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. He purchased Wangey House,

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from Clement Sysley of Eastbury House in 1571, and the manor of

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, Wiltshire in 1577. He was an ironmonger in the city of London and a member of the

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. In 1572, 1576, 1580, and 1582, he was Master of the

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. In 1571, he was elected an alderman of the City of London. He was High Sheriff of London in 1573. In 1581 he was elected Lord Mayor of London. Sir James Harvey married Agnes Gent, the daughter of Count Sebastian Gent of

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. They had three sons and three daughters:Some Account of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, John Nicholl, p.548 *Sir Sebastian Harvey, Master of the Ironmongers' Company in 1600 and Lord Mayor of London in 1618 *James Harvey, of Wangey, Essex, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Anthony Radcliffe *William Harvey *Clerkin, wife of Alexander Avenon *Elizabeth *Agnes He died in 1583 and was buried at

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, London.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harvey, James Year of birth missing 1583 deaths English merchants 16th-century lord mayors of London Masters of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers