William Harvey (1754–1779) was a British politician who sat in the

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from 1775 to 1779. Harvey was the eldest son of

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of Rolls Park, Essex, and his wife Emma Skynner, daughter of Stephen Skynner of Walthamstow, Essex, and was born on 10 September 1754. He was admitted at

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on 3 November 1771. Harvey was abroad when he was approved unanimously at a county meeting and was then returned unopposed as

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for

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at a by-election on 28 November 1775. In Parliament, he only voted once and is not known to have spoken. Harvey died unmarried on 24 April 1779 and was buried at Hempstead, Essex. His estates passed to his brother

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.Essex Record Office Account book of William and Eliab Harvey of Rolls Park, Chigwell
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External links

Artnet Portrait of William Harvey

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harvey, William 1754 births 1779 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge British MPs 1774–1780 Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies