W.W. Harvey

1869 - 1958  (88 years)

• Name	W.W. Harvey
  Born	21 Nov 1869	Madison County, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Sep 1958	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Ridgeway Cemetery, Carbondale, Osage County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3883	Rossville
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2018

  
  

  Family	Mamie A Conley Harvey,   b. 22 Apr 1874, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 7 Sep 1952, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Irene Harvey,   d. 9 Apr 1899 + 2. Helen K Harvey Righter,   b. 16 Mar 1903, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Feb 1974, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 70 years)   3. Howard S Harvey
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2018 03:01:17
  Family ID	F3769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Nov 1869 - Madison County, Kentucky  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Harvey, W.W. W. W. Harvey Former Chief Justice W. W. Harvey of Topeka, who served 2 years on the Kansas Supreme court, collapsed suddenly at his home Saturday and died en route to a hospital. Death was attributed to a heart attack. Born November 21, 1869, in Madison county, Ky., he moved to Shawnee county with his parents in 1877 and the family settled on a farm near Berryton. He was graduated from Emporia State Teachers college in 1896. After teaching in Kansas rural schools, including Rossville, five years, he was superintendent of Ellsworth city schools two years. He entered the law profession after studying privately and was admitted to the Kansa Bar in 1898. He set up a practice at Ashland in 1906 and was chosen Clark county attorney the same year, serving one term. In 1917 he began the first of three successive terms as Clark county’s representative in the Legislature and was elected speaker of the house in 1921. He was elected to the Supreme court in 1922 and served 10 years as Chief Justice. He retired March 1, 1956. His wife, the late Mrs. Marie A. Harvey, died in September 1952. He is survived by a son, Howard S. Harvey of Chicago; a daughter, Helen Righter of the home; three grandsons, William B. Harvey, James H. Harvey and William H. Righter; two great-granddaughters; a nephew and two nieces. Services were Monday noon at Wall-Diffenderfer chapel in Topeka. Burial was in Ridgeway cemetery at Carbondale.