Oliver Harvey, 1st Baron Harvey of Tasburgh

Who was Oliver Harvey, 1st Baron Harvey of Tasburgh?

Oliver Charles Harvey, 1st Baron Harvey of Tasburgh GCMG GCVO CB, was a British civil servant and diplomat.

Harvey was the son of Sir Charles Harvey, 2nd Baronet. He was educated at Malvern College. He served as Deputy Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1946 to 1948 and as Ambassador to France from 1948 to 1954. On 3 July 1954 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Harvey of Tasburgh, of Tasburgh in the County of Norfolk. Four months later he succeeded his half-brother as fourth Baronet, of Crown Point.

Lord Harvey of Tasburgh married Maud Annora, daughter of Arthur Watkin Williams-Wynn, in 1920. He died in November 1968, aged 75, and was succeeded in his titles by his son Peter. Lady Harvey of Tasburgh died in 1970.