John Harvie

John Harvie
Albert Rosenthal etching of Harvie
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia
In office 1788–1789
Mayor of Richmond, Virginia
In office 1785–1786
Preceded by	Robert Mitchell
Succeeded by	William Pennock
Delegate to the Second Continental Congress
In office 1777–1778
Member of the Virginia conventions
In office 1775–1776
Personal details
Born	1742 (1742) Albemarle County, Virginia
Died	February 6, 1807(1807-02-06) (aged 64–65) Richmond, Virginia
Resting place	Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Profession	Lawyer, Statesman

John Harvie (1742 – February 6, 1807) was an American Founding Father, lawyer and builder from Virginia. He was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, where he signed the Articles of Confederation, in 1777 and 1778. He was a successful lawyer and landowner, as well as the fourth mayor of Richmond, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson was a friend since his childhood; his father was Jefferson's guardian. He negotiated a peace treaty in 1774 after the Battle of Point Pleasant. During the American Revolutionary War, he was on the Board of War and operated a prison of war camp on his property, The Barracks.