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Edward Harvey
Born1718
Died1778
Allegiance Kingdom of Great Britain
Service / branchBritish Army
RankLieutenant-General
Battles / warsJacobite rising of 1745

Lieutenant-General Edward Harvey (1718–1778) of Cleveland Court, Westminster was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces.

Early life

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He was born the youngest son of William Harvey and Mary (née Williamson) and educated at Westminster School (1727–35) and Lincoln's Inn (1736).[1]

Military career

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Harvey was commissioned as a cornet in the 10th Dragoons in 1741[2] and rose through the ranks to be promoted lieutenant-general in 1772. As a lieutenant he served as aide-de-camp to the Duke of Cumberland at the Battle of Culloden in 1746.[2]

His military career culminated in him becoming Adjutant-General to the Forces in 1763:[3] he died in office in 1778.[2] He was given the colonelcy of the 12th Regiment of Dragoons from 1763 to 1764,[4] of the 6th Dragoon Guards from 1764 to 1775 and of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons from 1775 to his death. He was also Governor of Portsmouth from 1773 to his death.[1]

Parliamentary career

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He was elected Member of Parliament for Gatton between 1761 and 1768[5] and for Harwich between 1768 and 1778.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "HARVEY, Edward (1718-78), of Cleveland Court, Westminster". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Culloden Moor 1746: the death of the Jacobite cause by Stuart Reid, Page 26, Osprey Publishing, 2002, ISBN 978-1-84176-412-2
  3. ^ "No. 10373". The London Gazette. 13 December 1763. p. 1.
  4. ^ "12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 11 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages". Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Gatton
1761–1768
With: Thomas Brand 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Harwich
1768–1778
With: John Roberts 1768–1772
Charles Jenkinson 1772–1774
John Robinson 1774–1778 		Succeeded by
Military offices
Preceded by
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 Adjutant General
1763–1778 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Colonel of the 12th Regiment of Dragoons
1763–1764 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Horse (Carabiniers)
1764–1775 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Portsmouth
1773–1778 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Colonel of the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
1775–1778 		Succeeded by


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