Daniel Harvey

General Daniel Harvey (ca. 1664 – 6 September 1732) was a British soldier and politician who was Governor of Guernsey from 1714 to 1732. Life Daniel Harvey was born in 1664 in Coombe, near Kingston the second of three brothers. His father Sir Daniel was the son and grandson of wealthy London merchants who married Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of Edward Montagu, Earl of Sandwich in 1651. In 1668 he was appointed Ambassador to Constantinople where he died in August 1672. Harvey was educated at Christ Church, Oxford and graduated in 1681; he joined the army in 1688, served as a Member of Parliament or MP for three different constituencies between 1708 and 1722 and was Governor of Guernsey from 1714 to 1732. He had numerous and well-connected cousins, many of whom were also MPs; in 1707 he married his cousin Anne Montagu, widow of Alexander Popham. Career In this period, regiments were considered the personal property of their Colonel, changed names when transferred and were disbanded as soon as possible. Commissions were assets that could be bought, sold or used as an investment; at senior levels in particular, ownership and command were separate functions and many Colonels delegated their military duties to a subordinate. Even the idea of a professional military career was comparatively new in late 17th century England which made it possible for people like Harvey to simultaneously pursue a political and military career.