Jonathan Harvey (congressman)

Jonathan Harvey ( born February 25, 1780 in Sutton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire; † August 23, 1859 in North Sutton, New Hampshire ) was an American politician. Between 1825 and 1831 he represented the State of New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Jonathan Harvey was the older brother of Matthew Harvey (1781-1866), who was also a deputy in the Congress for New Hampshire 1821-1825. He attended the common schools and was then engaged in farming. He also began a political career.

Between 1811 and 1816, and from 1831 to 1834 and again from 1838 to 1840 he was a member of the House of Representatives from New Hampshire. In between, he was from 1816 to 1823 to the State Senate; since 1817, he was president of that body. From 1823 to 1825 Harvey was also a member of the Executive Council ( Executive Council) of his state. After the dissolution of the Democratic-Republican Party mid- 1820s, Harvey joined the later President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party, founded by this.

In the congressional elections of 1825, which were held all across the state, he was the fourth parliamentary seat from New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Aaron Matson on March 4, 1825. After two re- election he was able to complete 1831 three contiguous legislatures in Congress until March 3. During his tenure in Congress, there were violent clashes between the supporters of Jackson and those of President John Quincy Adams. In Harvey's last term in office (1829-1831) began the discussions about the policy of simultaneously elected President Andrew Jackson in Congress.

In 1830, Jonathan Harvey gave up another candidacy. He retired from politics and devoted himself to his farm in North Sutton agriculture. He is also passed in August 1859.