Oliver Harvey, 1st Baron Harvey of Tasburgh
Oliver Charles Harvey, 1st Baron Harvey of Tasburgh GCMG GCVO CB (26 November 1893 – 29 November 1968), was a British civil servant and diplomat.
Harvey was the son of Sir Charles Harvey, 2nd Baronet. He was educated at Malvern College.[1][2] He served as Deputy Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1946 to 1948 and as Ambassador to France from 1948 to 1954. On 3 July 1954 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Harvey of Tasburgh, of Tasburgh in the County of Norfolk. Four months later he succeeded his half-brother as fourth Baronet, of Crown Point.
Lord Harvey of Tasburgh married Maud Annora, daughter of Arthur Watkin Williams-Wynn, in 1920. He died in November 1968, aged 75, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Peter. Lady Harvey of Tasburgh died in 1970.
Notes
- ↑ Profile. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[unreliable source?]. thepeerage.com.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
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| Preceded by | Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary 1936-1939 1941-1943 |
Succeeded by Sir Ralph Stevenson |
| Preceded by | Succeeded by Sir Pierson Dixon |
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| Preceded by | British Ambassador to France 1948–1954 |
Succeeded by Gladwyn Jebb |
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Baron Harvey of Tasburgh | Succeeded by Peter Charles Oliver Harvey |
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| Preceded by | Baronet (of Crown Point) |
Succeeded by Peter Charles Oliver Harvey |
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