David Archibald Harvey
| David Archibald Harvey | |
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| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Territory of Oklahoma's At-large district | |
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In office November 4, 1890 – March 3, 1893 |
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| Succeeded by | Dennis T. Flynn |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 20, 1845 Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died |
May 24, 1916 (aged 71) Hope, Eddy County, New Mexico |
| Citizenship |
 United States
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| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Miami University in Oxford, Ohio |
| Profession | politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Unit | Company B of the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
David Archibald Harvey (March 20, 1845 – May 24, 1916) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma Territory and the first person to represent Oklahoma at the federal level.
Harvey was born in Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Canada, on March 20, 1845. He moved with his parents to Clermont County, Ohio, in 1852, and attended public schools in Point Isabel, a part of Washington Township.
When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, Harvey joined the Union army and enlisted in Company B of the 4th Ohio Cavalry Regiment in September 1861. Harvey served throughout the Civil War.
Following the end of the war, Harvey attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he studied law. He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1868 and commenced practice in Topeka, Kansas, in 1869. He served as Topeka's City Attorney from 1871 to 1881, and Judge of Probate from 1881 to 1889.
With the opening of Oklahoma Territory in 1889, Harvey moved to Wyandotte. He was elected as a Republican to represent Oklahoma Territory in the United States House of Representatives. He served in the Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses from November 4, 1890, to March 3, 1893. Harvey introduced the "Harvey Bill" in 1892 that called for Oklahoma statehood. The House Committee on Territories blocked the bill. He was unsuccessful in his candidacy for reelection in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.
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