The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-20
EX-GOV. HARVEY.
The Noted Kansan Dies After a
Long Illness.
A BRIEF SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
Twice Elected Governor of the State OF
Kansas-Afterwsrds Sent to the
United states Senate to Fill
an Unexpired Term.

JUNCTION CITY, Kan, April 17.-Ex-
Governor and ex-United States Sena-
tor James NJ. Harvey died at his home
near this city at midnight Sunday night.
He had long been i'll and death was
not unexpected.
BRIEF SKETCH OF HIS LIFE
James NJ Harvey was born in Monroe coun-
ty. Va, September 81 IS i3, Of Virginia parents,
who. when their children were Young. removed
to the ives In Is James NJ removed from
Adams county Ill, where he followed his
chosen occupation q land surveyor. TO this
county, which with an interval OF a few years
spent in Virginia, continued to be his home.
He retained his original homestead in OgdeA
township oil his life
The outbreak Of the civil war followed soon
after Mr.. Hirvey's settlement in Kansas and
ne promptly enlisted and served as captain OF
company G in the Tenth Kansas volunteer in
fantry a regiment formed by the consolida-
tion OF the Third and Fourth and portion Of
the Fifth regiments The Tenth saw
great deal Of service, its last being at the
capture Of Fort Blakely. Mobile 1t was
mustered out at Montgomery, Ala, and
Mr.. Harvey had barely completed his military
service when he was elected to the Kansas
house Of representatives, where he served in
1865 and 1866 This was followed by service in
the state senate in 1867 and 1863 In Septem-
ber, 1873, he received the republican nomina-
tion for governor, his principal competitor in
the convention being Gov. Samuel J. Crawford
He was elected easily and in January. 1852 he
assumed the office OF governor.
The growth OF the young state had been re-
tarded by the civil war. and 1t was during Gov
Harveys first administration that the marked
development of the state, especially in the
line of railroad building, really began In the
republican state convention of 1871 he
nominated on the first ballot AMI was e.ected
COVE nor for a econd term
After four wears as governor. Mr.. Harvey re-
mained in private life but a short time ths Leg
islature of 1874 electing him United States SEN
ator to fill the vacancy occasi0ned by the resig
nation of Alexander Caldwell The voting was
prolonged for several days. Gov. Harvey's
closest opponent at the finish being Preston B.
Plumb Gov Harvey served in tue senate till
March l. 1877, when he retired to private life
and again took up life on his farm in Riley,
never again holding p bile office. Being
civil engineer b. profession he took
surveying contracts ulder the govern
ment in New Mexico doing the work-a most
hard and fatiguing one-himself 1t was in
these years that his strong frame in his youth
q model Of manly IigJr-Sh)wed signs OF
breaking down and LED To his later removal to
Virginia in the hope that his health would be
benefited by a milter climate He livce for
some time in the vicinity of ,orfolk and later
went into the lumber business at Richmond
but finally either from belief tn 1t his health
was PARTIALLY res ored. or for a Ion Iing for his
real home, he re turned to his old farm in Riley
county, where his useful and honorable life has
just closed
Gov. Harvey was married in 1854 to Mrs.
Charlotte Cutler of Adams county, and leaves
q large family of children. to whom he was
devoted father