Education
Harvey was educated at Framlingham College, Suffolk and served with the Royal Air Force 1925-1930 and during World World War World War II
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Arthur Commodore Arthur Vere Harvey
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He was an advisor to the Southern Chinese Air Forces 1932-1935 and a Squadron Leader of the Auxiliary Air Force in 1937. He founded the Number. 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron and commanded it in the first years of World World War II in France. He was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1942.
He later became a company chairman and director of several firms.
He was knighted in 1957. In the Commons, Harvey was chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee from 1966-1970.
On 14 October 1969 he was made an Honorary Freeman of the Borough of Macclesfield. Harvey resigned from the House of Commons in 1971, and was created a life peer as Baron Harvey of Prestbury, of Prestbury in the County Palatine of Chester on 1 May 1971.
He was succeeded as Member of Parliament by fellow-Conservative Nicholas Winterton. in 1940 to Jacqueline Dunnett (two sons, marriage dissolved 1954)
in 1955 Mrs Hilary Williams (died 1978.
Marriage dissolved 1977)
in 1978 Mrs Carol Cassar-Torreggiani. Three adopted daughters. He died at Street Martin"s Portuguese, Guernsey 5 April 1994.
Membership
38th United Kingdom Parliament. 39th United Kingdom Parliament. 40th United Kingdom Parliament.
41st United Kingdom Parliament.
42nd United Kingdom Parliament. 43rd United Kingdom Parliament.
44th United Kingdom Parliament. 45th United Kingdom Parliament]
Harvey was elected as Member of Parliament for Macclesfield in 1945, and held the seat in seven further general elections.
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Political Party
Conservative Party