John Harvie | |
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 Albert Rosenthal etching of Harvie | |
| Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
| In office 1788–1789 | |
| Mayor of Richmond, Virginia | |
| In office 1785–1786 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | William Pennock |
| Delegate to the Second Continental Congress | |
| In office 1777–1778 | |
| Member of the Virginia conventions | |
| In office 1775–1776 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1742 Albemarle County, Virginia |
| Died | February 6, 1807 (aged 64–65) Richmond, Virginia |
| Resting place | Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Profession | Lawyer, Statesman |
John Harvie (1742 – February 6, 1807) was an American Founding Father, lawyer and builder from Virginia. He was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, where he signed the Articles of Confederation, in 1777 and 1778. He was a successful lawyer and landowner, as well as the fourth mayor of Richmond, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson was a friend since his childhood; his father was Jefferson's guardian. He negotiated a peace treaty in 1774 after the Battle of Point Pleasant. During the American Revolutionary War, he was on the Board of War and operated a prison of war camp on his property, The Barracks.