Mayor John Harvey^[1]

1813 - 1884  (70 years)

• Name	John Harvey
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	19 Jun 1813	Truro, , Cornwall, England
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217483996
  Military	1837
  	1837 Rebellion
  Occupation	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  	city clerk and treasurer
  Residence	1843	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-488316
  Died	15 Jun 1884	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I488316	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Harriet Hearle,   b. 11 Sep 1803,   d. 14 Aug 1887, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Edmund "Ted" Harvey,   b. 13 Aug 1845, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jul 1923, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F299947	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of City Clerk Harvey, of Guelph. Guelph Mercury. John Harvey, city clerk and treasurer, died Sunday evening. Mr. Harvey was born in Truro, Cornwall, England, on June 19, 1813, and if he had lived four days longer would consequently have been 72 years of age. He emigrated with some of his brothers and other friends to America at the age of 18, or about the year 1831. Those who accompanied him settled in Niagara, and after a few years' sojourn in Le Roy, N. Y., Rochester and Detroit, he finally removed to Niagara also in 1835. There he carried on a tanning business for some time, and during his stay was married to Miss Hearle, who survives him. In the troubleous times of 1837 he served as a volunteer under Senator Dickson going through the whole campaign. He could relate many incidents of the rebellion, not the least interesting of which was the burning of the Caroline, of which he was an eye-witness. About 1843 he moved to Galt, where in partnership with John Hearle he carried on a tanning and grocery business, Mr. Harvey having charge of the tannery and Mr. Hearle of the grocery. On leaving there in 1846 Mr. Harvey removed to Hamilton and started another tannery with George L. Beardmore. This establishment was burned down after some years, and then Mr. Harvey engaged in a tanning business in Caledonia, although he still continued. to reside in Hamilton. In 1852 Mr. Beardmore built a tannery on Cardigan street in this city, near the Eramosa bridge and Mr. Harvey came to Guelph to manage it for him. Here he has since continued to reside, a period of thirty-two years. During this time no man has been better known to the people of Guelph and vicinity. In 1854 two years after his arrival in Guelph he was elected a councillor for the North ward, and ever since he has been continuously associated in one way or another with our civic affairs. He sat at the council board from that time as councillor, reeve, or deputy-reeve until 1860 when he was elected mayor, being the second chief magistrate ever elected by, the people of Guelph. The Hamilton Spectator Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Tuesday, June 17, 1884

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Wallace Russell Jardine Sex: Male Age: 32 years (32 years) Birth Year (Estimated): 1887 Hespeler Occ: machinst Hespeler Father's Name: Andrew Jardine Mother's Name: Lovena Limpert Spouse's Name: Lydia Linda Burn Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 28 years (28 years) Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1891 Hespeler Res: Hespeler Spouse's Father's Name: Abraham Burn Spouse's Mother's Name: Wilhelmina Gillon Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 7 July 1919 (7 July 1919) Event Place: Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Jun 1813 - Truro, , Cornwall, England Occupation - city clerk and treasurer - - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1843 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Jun 1884 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth