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Kansas

Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...

) was a Kansas lawyer, politician, and author.

A lawyer from Topeka, Harvey was elected Lieutenant Governor of Kansas

Lieutenant Governor of Kansas

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 in 1896 on the Populist ticket and served from 1897-1899.

In May 1898 Harvey joined the 22nd Kansas Infantry as a major; the regiment did not see action and was mustered out in November 1898. During his brief time in the service Harvey served in part as a military lawyer, defending a surgeon in his regiment against a charge of grave-robbing. He was active in the National Association of Spanish-American War Veterans, serving as Inspector General in 1903

In 1903 Harvey was one of the leaders of rescue efforts during severe flooding in Topeka, and wrote a short account of his experiences.

Harvey also wrote short stories, a collection with the title Tales and Trails of Wakarusa was published in 1917.

Harvey was the president of the Topeka Bar Association 1922-3.