Matthew Harvey

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Matthew Harvey
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Prior offices:
United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Years in office: 1830 - 1866
Education
Bachelor's
Dartmouth College, 1806
Law
Read law, 1809
Personal
Birthplace
New Hampshire

Matthew Harvey (1781-1866) was afederal judge for theUnited States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He joined the court after a reccess appointment fromAndrew Jackson in 1830. At the time of his appointment, he served as the Governor of New Hampshire. His service ended with his death onApril 7, 1866.[1][2]

Early life and education

  • Dartmouth College, 1806
  • Read law, 1809[2]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Hopkinton, New Hampshire, 1809-1814
  • Member, New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1814-1821
  • U.S. Representative from New Hampshire, 1821-1825
  • Member, New Hampshire State Senate, 1825-1827
  • Member, Executive Council, State of New Hampshire, 1828-1829
  • Governor of New Hampshire, 1830[2]

Judicial career

District of New Hampshire

Harvey was afederal judge for theUnited States District Court for the District of New Hampshire. He received a recess appointment fromPresident Andrew Jackson on November 2, 1830 shortly after he was elected to be the governor ofNew Hampshire. On December 14, 1830, he was officially nominated by Jackson. The U.S. Senate confirmed him onDecember 16, 1830 and he was commissioned that same day. His service ended with his death onApril 7, 1866.[1] Harvey was succeeded in this position byDaniel Clark.

Awards and associations

Awards

  • Honorary LL.D., Dartmouth College, 1855[1]

Approach to the law

According to his biography, "Upon his election to the Governorship, Matthew Harvey was the first to emphasize that imprisonment for debt was cruel and illogical and should be eliminated. He also recommended that inmates at the state prison should be given a means of immediate support so that they should have every chance of rehabilitation."[1]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑1.01.11.21.3Judges of the New Hampshire DistrictCite error: Invalid<ref> tag; name "source" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑2.02.12.2FJC "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges" accessed January 13, 2012
Political offices
Preceded by:
John Samuel Sherburne		District of New Hampshire
1830–1866
Seat #1		Succeeded by:
Daniel Clark



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