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Arthur Harvey (other)
Arthur Harvey Arthur Harvey (September 26, 1895 – March 22, 1976) was an American businessman best known as the namesake of the Harvey Park neighborhood of Denver. Early life and World War I Harvey was born in Edom, Texas. At age 16 he left school to do manu ... (1895–1976), was an American writer, businessman, oil pioneer, major, and a World War I and II veteran Arthur Harvey may also refer to: * Arthur E. Harvey (1884–1971), American architect * Arthur George Harvey (1866–1927), New Zealand doctor * Arthur Harvey (Australian politician) (1827–1902), politician in the colony of South Australia * Arthur Vere Harvey, Baron Harvey of Prestbury (1906–1994), Royal Air Force officer and British Conservative politician {{hndis, Harvey, Arthur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Harvey
Arthur Harvey (September 26, 1895 – March 22, 1976) was an American businessman best known as the namesake of the Harvey Park neighborhood of Denver. Early life and World War I Harvey was born in Edom, Texas. At age 16 he left school to do manual labor and eventually enlisted in the Fifth Texas Infantry.Crowell, Evelyn Miller, ed. Texas Edition: Men of Achievement, John Moranz Associates, Dallas, Texas, 1948. pp. 66–67. He worked in the company office until he left for France in 1918 and was transferred to the Second Division of the Regular Army, where he was assigned to the 9th Infantry. Harvey was active from August 5, 1917, until August 18, 1919, receiving battle stars at St. Mihiel, Champagne, and Meuse-Argonne and exiting as a sergeant. The IRS and oil After his discharge, Harvey returned to Rusk County and farmed for a year, but the failure of the crop forced him to sell the land. He became a railway postal clerk in 1920. From 1923 to 1926, Harvey worked as chief cler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur E
Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more widely believed, is that the name is derived from the Roman clan '' Artorius'' who lived in Roman Britain for centuries. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Italian it is Arturo. Etymology The earliest datable attestation of the name Arthur is in the early 9th century Welsh-Latin text ''Historia Brittonum'', where it refers to a circa 5th to 6th-century Briton general who fought against the invading Saxons, and who later gave rise to the famous King Arthur of medieval legend and literature. A possible earlier mention of the same man is to be found in the epic Welsh poem ''Y Gododdin'' by Aneirin, which some scholars assign to the late 6th century, though this is still a mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur George Harvey
Arthur George Harvey (28 December 1866 – 24 July 1927) was a New Zealand medical doctor. Background Harvey was born in Steyning Steyning ( ) is a town and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It is located at the north end of the River Adur gap in the South Downs, four miles (6.4 km) north of the coastal town of Shoreham-by-Sea. The smaller ..., Sussex, England, on 28 December 1866. He and his mother, Annie Harvey and his father was Bache Harvey came to New Zealand when he was a baby in 1867. He had two older siblings, May and Harry. They travelled on a Cissy and stopped in multiple tropical islands. The boat trip took three months and the whole family lived in New Zealand until his father died twenty years later. His mother went back to England but Arthur, May and Harry stayed. Arthur studied to be a doctor and become notaries between both Maori and Pakeha. A book was written call "Harvey Come Quick", This book recalls the life of Arth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Harvey (Australian Politician)
Arthur Harvey (c. 1827 – 25 January 1902) was a politician in the colony of South Australia. Background Arthur Harvey was sent to South Australia around 1870 by a consortium of London businessmen who planned to capitalize on the expected increase in the value of land along the route of the proposed railway to Port Darwin. The railway was shelved, but Harvey remained as a speculator and investor. Harvey was secretary of the Euko Mining Company 1867, The Wharf and Land Company, Port Adelaide South Limited in 1878, In 1878 Harvey and Frederick Estcourt Bucknall (later to be his parliamentary colleague) formed the Grange Land and Investment Company, to develop the suburb of The Grange. In 1881 he and John Brodie Spence formed the East Adelaide Investment Co. Ltd. which laid out the suburb of East Adelaide. Harvey was a member for West Torrens in the South Australian House of Assembly from April 1884 to April 1887, with F. E. Bucknall as his colleague, and was a supporter o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |