Ralph Harvey

Ralph Harvey

Ralph Harvey (August 9, 1901 – November 7, 1991) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.

Born on a farm near Mount Summit, Indiana, Harvey attended the public schools. He graduated from Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, 1923. Agricultural instructor. Farmer. County councilman from 1932 to 1942. He served as member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1942 to 1947.

Harvey was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Raymond S. Springer. He was reelected to the five succeeding Congresses (November 4, 1947 – January 3, 1959). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-sixth Congress in 1958.

Harvey was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-seventh and to the two succeeding Congresses and served until his resignation on December 30, 1966 (January 3, 1961-December 30, 1966). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966. He died on November 7, 1991, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

References

• Ralph Harvey at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Raymond S. Springer	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 10th congressional district 1947 – 1959	Succeeded by Randall S. Harmon
Preceded by Randall S. Harmon	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 10th congressional district 1961 – 1966	Succeeded by Richard L. Roudebush

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