Ernest Musgrave Harvey

Sir Ernest Musgrave Harvey, 1st Baronet, KBE, was the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England from 1918 to 1925. Harvey was replaced as Chief Cashier by Cyril Patrick Mahon. He was Deputy Governor 1929 to 1936.

Life

He was the third son of the Rev. Charles Harvey and his wife Frances Harriet Brewster, born in Hampstead. He was educated at Marlborough College, and began work in 1885 as a clerk at the Bank of England. He became Deputy Chief Cashier there in 1902, and in 1918 was successor to Gordon Nairne as Chief Cashier.

Honours

Harvey was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1917, and was promoted to Knight Commander in 1920. On 19 January 1933 he was created a Baronet of Threadneedle Street in the City of London.

Family

Harvey married in 1896 Sophia Paget, daughter of Capt. Catesby Paget and granddaughter of Berkeley Paget MP. The couple had three daughters and one son.