Sir John Harvey (died 1646) was a List of colonial governors of Virginia, Crown Governor of Virginia. He was appointed to the position on 26 March 1628 by Charles I of England. In 1635 he was suspended and impeachment, impeached by the Virginia Governor's Council, Council of Virginia (who named John West (governor), John West as a temporary replacement), and he returned to England. He claimed a conspiracy to change the charter of the colony by Sir John Wolstenholme, 1st Baronet, 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 Francis Wyatt, Sir Francis Wyatt. He owned Boldrup Plantation Archeological Site, Boldrup Plantation.

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

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