Lieutenant-General Sir John Harvey, (23 April 1778 – 22 March 1852) was a

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officer and a lieutenant governor. He was commissioned into the 80th Foot in 1794 and served in several different locations, including

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, and

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. He came to

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in 1813 and served as a

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in the

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, taking part in the British victories at the Battle of Stoney Creek and the

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From 1836 to 1837, he was the

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. From 1837 to 1841, he was the

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. From 1841 to 1846, he was the Civil Governor of Newfoundland. From 1846 to 1852, he was the

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Legacy

Sir John Harvey, Fort Massey Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Harvey, York County, New Brunswick, founded in 1837 when he was Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, is named for him. Harvey Park in

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, is named after him. Former Harvey Township (now amalgamated with Galway-Cavendish and Harvey Township),

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, Ontario, is named after him. There is a monument to him in

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. He is buried in Fort Massey Cemetery. Amelia Clotilda Jennings wrote a poem for him upon his death.

References

External links

Biography at Government House ''The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador''
, ColSpan=3, Note: The year after Sir John Harvey had stepped down as governor of Newfoundland and when Sir John Le Marchant was appointed, the colony was administered by

Robert Law Lieutenant-General Robert A. Law ( c. 1788 – May 16, 1874) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator for the colony of Newfoundland. Law was commissioned into the 71st Foot in 1809. He was promoted Lieutenant in 1811 and Captai ...

, a British Army officer.
(acting) {{DEFAULTSORT:Harvey, John 1778 births 1852 deaths British Army lieutenant generals 59th Regiment of Foot officers South Staffordshire Regiment officers Governors of Newfoundland Colony Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Lieutenant Governors of the Colony of Prince Edward Island Lieutenant Governors of New Brunswick Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia British people of the War of 1812 Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada)

Legacy

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