Jonathan Harvey (congressman)

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Jonathan Harvey
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's At large district
In office
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831
Preceded by Aaron Matson
Succeeded by Joseph M. Harper
Member of the
Executive Council of New Hampshire
In office
1823–1825
President of the New Hampshire Senate
In office
1817–1822
Preceded by William Badger
Succeeded by David L. Morrill
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
In office
1816-1823
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1811-1816
1831-1834
1838-1840
Personal details
Born (1780-02-25)February 25, 1780
Sutton, New Hampshire, U.S.
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North Sutton, New Hampshire, U.S.
Resting place North Sutton Cemetery, North Sutton, New Hampshire
Political party Jacksonian
Relations Matthew Harvey.
Occupation Farmer
Politician

Jonathan Harvey (February 25, 1780 – August 23, 1859) was an American farmer and politician from New Hampshire. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the New Hampshire House of Representatives in the early 1800s.

Early life

Born in Sutton, New Hampshire, Harvey was the son of Matthew and Hannah (Hadley) Harvey.[1] He was the brother of Matthew Harvey, a United States federal judge.[2] He attended the common schools before engaging in agricultural pursuits.

Career

He served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1811 to 1816, 1831 to 1834, and 1838 to 1840. He served in the New Hampshire Senate from 1816 to 1823, and was president of the State Senate from 1817 to 1823. He was a member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire from 1823 to 1825.[3]

Elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-first Congresses, Harvey served from March 4, 1825 to March 3, 1831.[4] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1830, and retired to his farm at North Sutton, New Hampshire.

Death

Harvey died on August 23, 1859 (age 79 years, 179 days) at North Sutton, New Hampshire. He is interred at North Sutton Cemetery in North Sutton, New Hampshire.[5]

References

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Political offices
Preceded by President of the
New Hampshire Senate

1817-1822
Succeeded by
David L. Morrill
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's At-large congressional district

1825-1831
Succeeded by
Joseph M. Harper