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Hin willow was m.^rned to the Rev. Thomas Allen, pastor of the Seeoiul Parish. Charlestown. A stilt lie to his ineniory was erecteil in the burial- Krouiul of Charlestown, and dedicated with an address by Edward Everett, Sept. 2G, IS'28. and an ideal stiitue of John Harvard by Daniel C. French, the gift of Samuel James Bridge, was un- veiled on the delta, Harvard university, Oct. 15. 1884. John Harvard died in Charlestown, Mass., Sept. '21 (X.S.\ 1:?S.

HARVEY, Hezekiah, minister and educator, was burn in Ilulver, England, Nov. 27, 1821; son tif James and Lydia ^Harlan) Harvey. He came to the United States in 1830. He was graduated from Colgate university in 1845, and from the Hamilton theological seminary in 1874. He was married to Lucy W. Loomis, of Manlius, N.Y., in 1847. He was tutor in ancient languages in Colg-ato university, 1847-49; pastor of the Baptist church. Homer, N.Y., 1849-56; pastor in Hamil- ton, N.Y., 1857; professor of church history and pastoral theology in Hamilton theological semi- nary, 1858-61 ; professor of biblical criticism and interpretation and pastoral theology, 1861-64; pastor in Dayton, Ohio, 1864-67; and again held his professorship at Hamilton, 1869-93, during which years there were various changes in his work. He was professor of pastoral theology and dean of the faculty at the time of his death. In 1874 he travelled nine months in the east, and wrote an extended series of articles for publica- tion, giving an account of his observations. He wrote numerous articles for periodicals a?id some of his sermons were published in pamphlet form. Colby conferred upon him the degree of D.D. in 1861. His books are: TJie Life of the Itev. Alfred Lennetl (IS'il) ; TJie Church: Its Polity and Ordi- nances (1879); The Pastor: His Qualifications and Dutiis (1879): Tlie Pastoral Epistles and Philemon 1890). He died in Hamilton, N.Y., June 28, 1893.

HARVEY, James Madison, governor of Kan- sas, was born in Monroe count}', Va., Sept. 21, 1833. He attended schools in Indiana, Iowa and Illinois, and became a civil engineer. In 1859 he removed to Kansas and engaged in agriculture. He .served in the P'ederal army in the civil war, 1861-64 and was captain in the 4th and 10th Kan- sas infantry. He was a member of the lower branch of the .state legislature. 1865-66, and a state senator. 1867-68. In 1869 he was elected governor of Kansas, serving till 1871, and on Feb. 12, 1874, he became a U.S. senator, chosen in place of Alexander Caldwell, resigned. His term expired March 3. 1877. He died near Junction City, Kan.. April 15, 1H94.

HARVEY, Jonathan, representative, was born in Merrimac county, N.H., in 1780; a brother of Gov. Matthew Harvey. He was repeatedly elected to both houses of the New Hampshire

legislature, being president of the senate, 1817-23, and a .state coiiiu-illor, 1823-25. He was a repre- sentative in the 19tli, 20th and 21st congres.ses, 1825-31, serving during his last term as a mem- ber of the committee on commerce. He died at Sutton. N.H., Aug. 23, 1859.

HARVEY, Louis Powell, governor of Wis- consin, was born at East Haddam, Conn., July 22, 1820. He was taken to Ohio in 1828, and was prepared lor college at the Western Reserve acad- emy. He attended Western Reserve university, 1837-39; was a teacher and editor at Kenosha, Wis., 1840-50, and in 1850 removed to Shopiere, AVis., where he engaged in manufacturing. He was a member of the second constitutional con- vention of Wisconsin which met at Madison, Dec. 15, 1847. In 1854 he was elected a state senator, his seat being unsuccessfully contested by John R. Briggs, Jr., and he was re-elected in 1855, 1856, and 1857. He was secretary of state of Wis- consin from Jan. 2, 1860, to Jan. 6, 1862 ; and governor of the state from the latter date until his death. After the battle of Shiloh he started for Pittsburg Landing with supplies for the relief of the wounded soldiers, and was drowned at Savannah, Teiin., April 19, 1862.

HARVEY, Matthew, governor of New Hamp- shire, was born in Sutton. N.H., June 21. 1781, a brother of the Hon. Jonathan Harvey. He was- graduated from Dartmouth in 1806 and was admitted to the bar in 1809, practising in Hop- kinton, N.H. In 1814 he was elected a represent- ative in the state legislature, and served until 1820, being speaker of the house in 1818, 1819' and 1820. He was a representative in the 17th and 18th congresses, 1821-25; served in the state senate, 1825-28, and as councillor, 1828-30. In 1830 he was elected governor of the state and served until 1831, when he was appointed by President Jackson judge of the U.S. district court. He was president of the New Hampshire historical society, and received the degree of LL.D. from Dartmouth in 1855. He died at Con- cord, N.H.. April 7, 1866.

HARVIE, John, delegate, was born in Gar- gunnock, Scotland, emigrated to Virginia col- ony and settled in Albemarle county where he practised law. By appointment of the general assembly of Virginia he was a commissioner to treat with the western Indians, after their defeat at Point Pleasant, Oct. 10, 1774. He was a inemlier of the Virginia conventions of 1775 and 1776: a delegate to the Continental congress, 1777-1778; signer of tlie articles of confederation ; register of the land-office of Virginia, 1780-91 ; .secretary of the commonwealth, 1788 ; and an extensive builder in Richmond. While erecting the celebrated Gamble mansion lie fell from a ladder and was killed. He died in Richmond, Va., Feb. 6. 1807.