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James Madison Harvey (September 21 1833 – April 15 1894) was a United States Senator from Kansas and fifth Governor of Kansas.Born near Salt Sulphur Springs Virginia (now West Virginia) Harvey attended common schools in Indiana Illinois and Iowa. He married Charlotte Richardson Carter and they had nine children.Harvey became a civil engineer and headed west as a prospector to Pike’s Peak in 1859 as a Fifty-Niner.

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active years end date
1873-01-13
active years start date
1869-01-11
battle
American Civil War
birth date
1833-09-21
birth place
Monroe County West Virginia
death date
1894-04-15
death place
Riley County Kansas
lieutenant
Peter Percival Elder, Charles_Vernon_Eskridge
military branch
Union Army
military rank
Captain (United States)
order in office
5th, Governor of Kansas
party
Republican Party (United States)
profession
Surveying, Civil engineer
service end year
1864-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
service start year
1861-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
successor
Thomas A. Osborn

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