John Harvey (British Army officer)
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Lieutenant-General Sir John Harvey, KCB KCH (23 April 1778 – 22 March 1852) was a British Army officer and a lieutenant governor.
He was commissioned into the 80th Foot in 1794 and served in several different locations, including France, Egypt, and India. He came to Canada in 1813 and served as a lieutenant colonel in the War of 1812, taking part in the British victory at the Battle of Stoney Creek in Ontario.
From 1836 to 1837, he was the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island. From 1837 to 1841, he was the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. From 1841 to 1846, he was the Civil Governor of Newfoundland. From 1846 to 1852, he was the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Harvey, York County, New Brunswick, founded in 1837 when he was Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, is named for him.
Harvey Park in Hamilton, Ontario, is named after him.
Former Harvey Township (now amalgamated with Galway-Cavendish and Harvey Township), Peterborough County, Ontario, is named after him.
See also
External links
- Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador
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| Preceded by | Colonel of the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot 1844–1852 |
Succeeded by George Augustus Henderson |
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island 1836–1837 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick 1837–1841 |
Succeeded by Sir William MacBean George Colebrooke |
| Preceded by | Governor of Newfoundland 1841–1846 |
Succeeded by Sir John Le Marchant |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia 1846–1852 |
Succeeded by John Bazalgette |
- Note: The year after Sir John Harvey had stepped down as governor of Newfoundland and when Sir John LeMarchant was appointed, the colony was administered by Robert Law a British army officer.
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