James M. Harvey
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U.S. Senator, Kansas
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| In office February 1874–March 1877 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Caldwell |
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| Succeeded by | Preston B. Plumb |
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| Born | September 21, 1833 Monroe County, West Virginia |
| Died | April 15, 1894 Riley County, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
James Madison Harvey (September 21, 1833 – April 15, 1894) was a United States Senator from Kansas and Governor of Kansas.
Born near Salt Sulphur Springs, Virginia (now West Virginia), Harvey attended common schools in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. He became a civil engineer and moved to Kansas Territory in 1859, where he settled in Riley County and engaged in agricultural pursuits. From 1861 to 1864, he served with the Union Army during the Civil War, advancing to the rank of Captain in the Fourth and Tenth Regiments of Kansas Volunteer Infantry.
Harvey was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives, 1865-1866 and a member of the Kansas Senate in 1867-1868. He was Governor of Kansas from 1868 to 1872, and was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Alexander Caldwell, where he served from February 2, 1874, to March 3, 1877.
Subsequently, he was a government surveyor in New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, and Oklahoma, bfore returning to Kansas to resume agricultural pursuits. He died near Junction City, Kansas in 1894. Interment was in Highland Cemetery, Junction City.
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| Preceded by Nehemiah Green |
Governor of Kansas 1869–1873 |
Succeeded by Thomas Andrew Osborn |
| Preceded by Robert Crozier |
United States Senator (Class 2) from Kansas 1874–1877 Served alongside: John J. Ingalls |
Succeeded by Preston B. Plumb |
| Governors of Kansas |  |
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| Robinson • Carney • Crawford • Green • Harvey • Osborn • Anthony • St. John • Glick • Martin • Humphrey • Lewelling • Morrill • Leedy • Stanley • Bailey • Hoch • Stubbs • Hodges • Capper • Allen • Davis • Paulen • Reed • Woodring • Landon • Huxman • Ratner • Schoeppel • Carlson • Hagaman • Arn • Hall • McCuish • G. Docking • Anderson • Avery • R. Docking • Bennett • Carlin • Hayden • Finney • Graves • Sebelius |
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