Augustus William Harvey

Augustus William Harvey (May 31, 1839 – February 7, 1903) was a Bermudan-born industrialist, politician, and philanthropist in Newfoundland. He served in the Legislative Council of Newfoundland from 1870 to 1895 and represented Harbour Grace in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1900 to 1903 as a Liberal. He was also a partner in A. Harvey and Company and the New York, Newfoundland and Halifax Steamship Company. In 1894, he became an agent for the Dominion Coal Company of Cape Breton. Harvey established the Cabot Steam Whaling Company in 1896.