Jonathan Harvey (congressman)
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Jonathan Harvey was a U.S. Representative
from New Hampshire
, brother of Matthew Harvey
.
Born in Sutton, New Hampshire
, Harvey attended the common schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
, 1811–1816, 1831–1834, and 1838–1840. He served in the New Hampshire Senate
, 1816–1823, and was president of that body, 1817–1823. He was a member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire
, 1823–1825.
Harvey was elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1830. He retired to his farm at North Sutton, New Hampshire
, where he died on August 23, 1859. He was interred in North Sutton Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, brother of Matthew Harvey
Matthew Harvey
Matthew Harvey was a was a lawyer, politician, and long-serving United States federal judge from Hopkinton, New Hampshire....
.
Born in Sutton, New Hampshire
Sutton, New Hampshire
Sutton is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,837 at the 2010 census. Sutton is home to Wadleigh State Beach on Kezar Lake.-History:...
, Harvey attended the common schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court. The House of Representatives consists of 400 members coming from 103 districts across the state, created from divisions of the state's counties. On average, each legislator represents about 3,300...
, 1811–1816, 1831–1834, and 1838–1840. He served in the New Hampshire Senate
New Hampshire Senate
The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population...
, 1816–1823, and was president of that body, 1817–1823. He was a member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire
Executive Council of New Hampshire
The Executive Council of the State of New Hampshire is the executive body of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Executive Council advises the Governor on all matters and provides a check on the governor's power. New Hampshire is one of the few states that has an Executive Council, and is the...
, 1823–1825.
Harvey was elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-first Congresses (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1830. He retired to his farm at North Sutton, New Hampshire
Sutton, New Hampshire
Sutton is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,837 at the 2010 census. Sutton is home to Wadleigh State Beach on Kezar Lake.-History:...
, where he died on August 23, 1859. He was interred in North Sutton Cemetery.