Sir John Harvey (died 1646) was a

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. He was appointed to the position on 26 March 1628 by

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. In 1635 he was suspended and

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by the Council of Virginia (who named John West as a temporary replacement), and he returned to England. He claimed a conspiracy to change the charter of the colony by John Wolstenholme was the reason for the failures of his administration. Charles I restored him to his post in 1636. He returned to Virginia in January 1637 and served until November 1639. The captain, officers, and sailors of the ship that transported the governor to Virginia in 1635 sued in Admiralty court for their pay."America and West Indies: December 1636." ''Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies'': Volume 1, 1574-1660. Ed. W Noel Sainsbury. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1860. 242-243
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Retrieved 9 June 2019. His government has been described as tyrannical and Harvey himself has been called "an obnoxious ruler" and was generally held to be unpopular. In 1639, Harvey was replaced as governor by

Sir Francis Wyatt Sir Francis Wyatt (1588–1644) was an English nobleman, knight, politician, and government official. He was the first English royal governor of Virginia. He sailed for America on 1 August 1621 on board the ''George''. He became governor shortl ...

. He owned Boldrup Plantation.

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Colonial governors of Virginia Virginia colonial people 1646 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Virginia-politician-stub

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