About Robert Hervey
Lived 1820 – 1903 (aged 83). Robert Hervey was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
Robert Hervey (August 10, 1820 – December 16, 1903) was the third mayor of Bytown in 1849. He was a Canadian and later American lawyer.
He was born in Glasgow in 1820. He came to Canada where he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1842. He partnered in a law practice in Bytown with John Bower Lewis. Hervey was mayor at the time of the Stony Monday Riot where supporters of Hervey, a Tory, clashed with Reformists in what is now the Byward Market area. In 1852, he moved to Chicago, where he continued to practice law. He was one of the founding members of the Chicago Bar Association.
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Who was Robert Hervey?
Canadian politician (1820-1903)
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Robert Hervey was born on 10 August 1820 in Glasgow.
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Robert Hervey died on 16 December 1903 in Chicago.
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Robert Hervey was a lawyer and politician.
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Robert Hervey was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Robert Hervey. https://biography.guide/robert-hervey/
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