Harvey Wesley Hardy (October 29, 1825 – January 10, 1913) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Harvey Wesley Hardy was born on October 29, 1825, to Samuel Hardy and Polly Parker in Perry, New York and his family moved to Gainesville, New York in 1830.

In 1877, he was elected as mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska and then again in 1878, and during his tenure he created a $1,000 liquor license fee.

[3] During the 1884 presidential election, he joined the Prohibition Party and supported former Kansas Governor John St.

[4] In 1884, he ran for the Nebraska State Senate and for governor in 1886 with the Prohibition nominations.