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Sir Robert Harvey, 1st Baronet, of Crown Point

1817 – 1870

British politician

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Lived 1817 – 1870 (aged 53). Sir Robert Harvey, 1st Baronet, of Crown Point was a British politician.

Sir Robert John Harvey Harvey, 1st Baronet (16 April 1817 – 19 July 1870) was a British Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1868.

Harvey was the eldest son of General Sir Robert John Harvey of Mousehold House in Norwich. He was elected at the 1865 general election as a member of parliament (MP) for the borough of Thetford in Norfolk, having unsuccessfully contested the seat at a by-election in April 1863.

Harvey married Lady Henrietta Augusta Lambart, daughter of George Frederick Augustus Lambart, Viscount Kilcoursie, in 1845. He shot himself in July 1870, aged 53, after the collapse of the Crown Bank, and is buried in a large mausoleum in the graveyard at Kirby Bedon, Norfolk. He was succeeded in the title by his son Charles. His grandson Oliver Harvey became British Ambassador to France and was created Baron Harvey of Tasburgh in 1954. Lady Harvey died in 1874.

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Occupation
Education
St John's College, Middle Temple
Positions held
Member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom, High Sheriff of Norfolk
Also known as
Sir Robert John Harvey Harvey, 1st Bt.

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Who was Sir Robert Harvey, 1st Baronet, of Crown Point?

British politician (1817-1870)

When was Sir Robert Harvey, 1st Baronet, of Crown Point born?

Sir Robert Harvey, 1st Baronet, of Crown Point was born on 16 April 1817.

When did Sir Robert Harvey, 1st Baronet, of Crown Point die?

Sir Robert Harvey, 1st Baronet, of Crown Point died on 19 July 1870.

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Sir Robert Harvey, 1st Baronet, of Crown Point was a politician.

What nationality was Sir Robert Harvey, 1st Baronet, of Crown Point?

Sir Robert Harvey, 1st Baronet, of Crown Point was British.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Robert Harvey, 1st Baronet, of Crown Point

· Wikidata: Q7528790

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