Hon. Edward Harvey - Fairview Cemetery - Allentown, PA, USA - Mausoleums on Waymarking.com

Hon. Edward Harvey was one of the most prominent members of the bar in eastern Pennsylvania. He was born Jan 17, 1844 in Doylestown, PA and attended Princeton University, which he left to study law under the preceptorship of Hon. George Lear of Bucks County, PA. In the fall of 1865, he was admitted to practice law in Bucks County, PA and he moved to Allentown, PA in 1866 to commence his practice of law in the office of Hon. S. A. Bridges. He became a member of the bar.

He was known to prepare his cases with mastery skill and precision and was able to cope with the intricate problems of jurisprudence. He acquired a lucrative practice and took on cases from neighboring counties. In 1878, he was appointed President Judge of the 31st judicial district of Pennsylvania to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Hon. A. B. Longaker. His career as judge was marked by his being held in high esteem by his peers. Only six cases he presided over were appealed and each of his decisions was sustained.

Upon retiring as bench judge, he resumed his practice of law. Judge Harvey possessed one of the finest law libraries in eastern Pennsylvania and also had an extensive private library of miscellaneous books. He was perfectly familiar with literature of every description and his retentive memory and power of applying what he had read to matters in hand served him admirably in presenting vividly and pleasingly any subject he discussed. Judge Harvey died on Sep 7 1913 and bequeathed a large amount of money to the Allentown Hospital.

The following is a snippet from a newspaper article describing Fairview Cemetery.

'Attorney Edward Harvey, whose home is now the site of Sacred Heart Hospital, is buried in a mausoleum he had built for his sister when she died. He died before it was completed. A surviving sister had inscribed on the side facing the street: "Benefactor in Life and Death."'

Allentown Morning Call - 27 Oct 1994, page 71 article on the cemetery.

History: The interred actually built the mausoleum for his sister. Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 09:00-17:00 Address: 855 Lehigh St. Allentown, PA USA 18103 Website: Not listed

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