Baron Harvey of Tasburgh, of Tasburgh in the County of Norfolk, is a peerage title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in July 1954 for the diplomat Sir Oliver Harvey on his retirement as British Ambassador to France. In November 1954 he succeeded his half-brother in the Baronetcy of Crown Point. This title had been created in 1868 for his grandfather Robert John Harvey Harvey. The Peerage is a system of titles of nobility which exists in the United Kingdom and is one part of the British honours system. ... The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801. ... Traditionally, the Embassy to France was the most prestigious posting in the British foreign service, although in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, diplomatic representation was often lacking due to wars between the two countries. ...
Sir Robert John Harvey Harvey, 1st Baronet, of Crown Point (1817-1870)
Sir Charles Harvey, 2nd Baronet, of Crown Point (1849-1928)
Sir Charles Robert Lambart Edward Harvey, 3rd Baronet, of Crown Point (1871-1954)
Sir Oliver Charles Harvey, 4th Baronet, of Crown Point (1893-1968) (had already been created Baron Harvey of Tasburgh)
1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
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