Matthew Harvey
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire |
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In office December 16, 1830 – April 7, 1866 |
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| Appointed by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | John Samuel Sherburne |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Clark |
| 13th Governor of New Hampshire | |
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In office June 3, 1830 – February 28, 1831 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Pierce |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Dinsmoor |
| Member of U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1825 |
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| Preceded by | Clifton Clagett |
| Succeeded by | Nehemiah Eastman |
| President of the New Hampshire Senate | |
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In office 1825–1827 |
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| Member of the New Hampshire Senate | |
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In office 1825–1827 |
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| Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
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In office 1818–1820 |
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| Preceded by | Henry B. Chase |
| Succeeded by | Ichabod Bartlett |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives |
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In office 1814–1821 |
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June 21, 1781 Sutton, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | April 7, 1866 (aged 84) Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting place | Old North Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relations | Jonathan Harvey |
| Parents | Matthew Harvey Hannah Hadley Harvey |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College, 1806 |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician |
Matthew Harvey (June 21, 1781 – April 7, 1866) was an American lawyer and politician from New Hampshire. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as the 13th governor of New Hampshire. He was a long serving United States federal judge.
Born in Sutton, New Hampshire, Harvey studied with private tutors. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1806, read law and was admitted to the bar in 1809. He began the practice of law in Hopkinton, New Hampshire in 1809 and practiced there until 1814.
Harvey was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1814 to 1821, serving as Speaker of the State House from 1818 to 1820. He was a member of the New Hampshire Senate and President from 1825 to 1827.
Elected as a Democratic-Republican, Harvey represented New Hampshire in the United States House of Representatives from March 4, 1821 to March 4, 1825, during the Seventeenth U.S. Congress and the Eighteenth U.S. Congress. He was then a member of the New Hampshire Senate from 1825 to 1827, and a member of the New Hampshire Executive Council from 1828 to 1829.
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