Edmund Harvey (social reformer)
Edmund Harvey | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Leeds West | |
| In office 1910 – 25 November 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Gladstone |
| Succeeded by | John Murray |
| Member of Parliament for Dewsbury | |
| In office 6 December 1923 – 9 October 1924 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Riley |
| Succeeded by | Ben Riley |
| Member of Parliament for Combined English Universities | |
| In office 22 March 1937 – 15 June 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Reginald Henry Craddock, Eleanor Rathbone |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Martin Lindsay, Eleanor Rathbone |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Edmund Harvey 4 January 1875 Leeds, England |
| Died | 3 May 1955 (aged 80) |
| Political party | Liberal Independent Progressive |
| Spouse |
Alice Irene Thompson
(after 1911) |
| Relations | W. F. Harvey (brother) |
| Education | University of Berlin Sorbonne |
| Alma mater | Yorkshire College, Leeds Christ Church, Oxford |
Thomas Edmund Harvey (4 January 1875 – 3 May 1955), generally known as Ted or Edmund Harvey, was an English museum curator, social reformer and politician. He sat in Parliament, first as a Liberal and later as an Independent Progressive. He was also a prolific writer on Christianity and the role and history of the Society of Friends.