Bio – Harmer, Harvey Walker

Harmer, Harvey W. Bench and Bar 1919
Photo from Bench and Bar of West VIrginia

Born: July 23, 1865 (Harrison County, WV)

Died: November 21, 1961  (Harrison County, WV)

Education:

  • 1889 Fairmont Normal School
  • 1892 West Virginia University (Bachelor of Law)

Occupation

  • 1890 Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court, Harrison County, WV
  • 1894 Elected to West Virginia House of Delegates
  • 1895 Named to the Board of Regents of the State Normal Schools
  • 1900 Elected to West Virginia State Senate
  • 1900 President McKinley appointed him supervisor of the census for the first district in West Virginia
  • 1905 Named to the Board of Directors for the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind
  • 1906 Elected Mayor of Clarksburg, West Virginia

Where they lived: Clarksburg, WV

Years Served:1906 – 1937

Special Positions Held:

  • Member Emeritus 1937-1961
  • Vice President of the Board 1927-1937

Committees:

  • Degrees 1917-1924; 1927-1929
  • Endowment 1919-1929
  • Executive 1910 – 1918; 1927-1937
  • Finance 1910-1915, 1917-1918
  • History and Archives 1943-1949 (Trustee Emeritus)
  • History, Archives, and Fine Arts 1949-1959 (Trustee Emeritus)
  • Instruction 1916-1917
  • Local Finance 1917-1918; 1927-1930

Notes:

  • Class of 1908 Named for him
  • Harmer Gateway to Campus Named for him

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PLM 8/20/18