He was born on February 17, 1882, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, to William Jameson and Amanda (Laning) Harvey.
[2] Harvey was a director at the Miners Savings Bank and was the founder and vice president of the Henry German Company.
[1] He was appointed to the Pennsylvania State Game Commission under Governors Edwin Stuart and John K. Tener.
He served on the State Board of Public Charities under Governor Martin Brumbaugh and on the Public Welfare Board under Governor William Sproul.
[2] He died on August 4, 1942, and is interred at the Hollenback Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.