Summary
Oliver Charles Harvey, 1st Baron Harvey of Tasburgh GCMG GCVO CB (26 November 1893 – 29 November 1968) was a British civil servant and diplomat.
Life edit
Harvey was the son of Sir Charles Harvey, 2nd Baronet (1849-1928). He was educated at Malvern College.[1][2] He was one of the Harvey family of baronets.
Diplomatic career edit
He joined the Diplomatic Service as a Third Secretary in 1920,[3] after being admitted under open competition in September 1919.[4][2] He advanced to Second Secretary from 15 December 1920,[5] to First Secretary from 22 October 1926,[6] and Counsellor from 21 January 1936.[7] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1937 Coronation Honours.[8]
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1944 New Year Honours following his service as Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State, who had been Anthony Eden.[9] He served as Deputy Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1946 to 1948 and as Ambassador to France from 1948 to 1954. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1946 Birthday Honours[10] (and promoted to Knight Grand Cross of that Order in the 1948 New Year Honours[11]) and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1950 Birthday Honours.[12][2]
On 3 July 1954 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Harvey of Tasburgh, of Tasburgh in the County of Norfolk.[2] Four months later he succeeded his half-brother as fourth Baronet, of Crown Point.
Personal life edit
Lord Harvey of Tasburgh married Maud Annora, daughter of Arthur Watkin Williams-Wynn, in 1920. He died in November 1968, aged 75, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Peter.[2] Lady Harvey of Tasburgh died in 1970.
Lord Harvey and Maud Annora (née Williams Wynn) had issue:
- Peter Charles Oliver Harvey, 2nd Baron Harvey of Tasburgh (b. 28 Jan 1921, d. 18 Apr 2010)
- Hon. John Wynn Harvey (b. 4 Nov 1923, d. 21 Sep 1989)
Diaries edit
Lord Harvey's diaries are housed at the British Library. The diaries can be accessed through the British Library catalogue.[13] Edited by his son John Harvey, they were published in two volumes as:
- The Diplomatic Diaries of Oliver Harvey 1937-1940 (Collins, 1970)
- The War Diaries of Oliver Harvey 1941-1945 (Collins, 1978)
Notes edit
- ^ Profile. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- ^ a b c d e "Lord Harvey of Tasburgh". The Times. No. 57422. 30 November 1968. p. 12.
- ^ "No. 31724". The London Gazette. 9 January 1920. p. 327.
- ^ "No. 31581". The London Gazette. 3 October 1919. p. 12156.
- ^ "No. 32275". The London Gazette. 1 April 1921. p. 2570.
- ^ "No. 33227". The London Gazette. 7 December 1926. p. 7999.
- ^ "No. 34286". The London Gazette. 22 May 1936. p. 3292.
- ^ }"No. 34396". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1937. p. 3082.
- ^ "No. 36309". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1943. pp. 1–48.
- ^ "No. 37598". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1946. pp. 2755–2821.
- ^ "No. 38161". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1947. pp. 1–42.
- ^ "No. 38929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1950. pp. 2775–2808.
- ^ Harvey Diaries, archives and manuscripts catalogue, the British Library. Retrieved 2 June 2020
References edit
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, [page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Lord Harvey of Tasburgh