What is R. James Harvey?
[[File:R. James Harvey.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Harvey in 1973]] '''R. James Harvey''' (born '''Roland James Harvey'''; July 4, 1922 &ndash; July 20, 2019), also known as '''James Harvey'''; was an [[Americans|American]] politician and judge. He was a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. Harvey was born in [[Iron Mountain, Michigan|Iron Mountain]], [[Michigan]]. He studied at the [[University of Michigan Law School]]. Harvey first served as [[Mayor]] of [[Saginaw, Michigan|Saginaw]], [[Michigan]] from 1957 through 1959. From 1961 through 1974, Harvey served as a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Michigan]]'s [[Michigan's 8th congressional district|8th congressional district]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/lib_hist/Courts/district%20court/MI/EDMI/judges/harvey.html |title=Biography R. James Harvey |publisher=[[Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals]] |access-date=February 2, 2013 |archive-date=May 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512204414/http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/lib_hist/Courts/district%20court/MI/EDMI/judges/harvey.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1974, he was nominated to serve as Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan]] by [[Richard Nixon]]. He would retire from this court in 1984 to serve as [[Senior Status|Senior Judge]] of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan after being promoted by President [[Ronald Reagan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#R9M0IZR4U |title=R. James Harvey |publisher=[[The Political Graveyard]] |access-date=February 2, 2013}}</ref> Harvey officially retired from politics and law in 2002. Harvey died at his home in [[Naples, Florida|Naples]], [[Florida]] on July 20, 2019 at the age of 97.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nbc25news.com/news/local/james-harvey-mayor-congressman-judge-dies-at-97 |title=James Harvey -mayor, congressman, judge - dies at 97 |date=2019-07-23 |website=WEYI |ac