| 词条 | John Harvey (British Army officer) |
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Lieutenant-General Sir John Harvey, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|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 victories at the Battle of Stoney Creek and the Battle of Crysler's Farm 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. LegacyHarvey, 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. There is a monument to him in St. Paul's Church (Halifax). He is buried in Fort Massey Cemetery. Amelia Clotilda Jennings wrote a poem for him upon his death.[1]See also
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before=George Wright| after=Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy| years=1836–1837}}{{succession box|title=Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick| before=Sir Archibald Campbell| after=Sir William MacBean George Colebrooke| years=1837–1841}}{{succession box|title=Governor of Newfoundland| before=Sir Henry Prescott| after=Sir John Le Marchant| years=1841–1846}}{{succession box|title=Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia| before=Sir Jeremiah Dickson| after=John Bazalgette| years=1846–1852}}{{s-end}} Note: The year after Sir John Harvey had stepped down as governor of Newfoundland and when Sir John Le Marchant was appointed, the colony was administered by Robert Law, a British army officer.{{PELG}}{{NSLG}}{{NBLG}}{{NLLG}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Harvey, John}}{{Canada-viceroy-stub}}{{Warof1812-stub}} 13 : 1778 births|1852 deaths|British Army generals|59th Regiment of Foot officers|South Staffordshire Regiment officers|Governors of Newfoundland Colony|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|Knights Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order|Lieutenant Governors of the Colony of Prince Edward Island|Lieutenant Governors of New Brunswick|Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia|British people of the War of 1812|Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) |
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