HARVEY, BACHE WRIGHT (1835-88) was a scholar of St John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated M.A., as seventeenth wrangler in 1857. After coming to New Zealand he was curate of Westport, and later of Governor's Bay. He was appointed incumbent of St Paul's, Wellington, in 1871, and while there acted as examiner to Wellington College. In 1881 he was appointed to the staff of Wanganui Collegiate School, of which he was headmaster (1882-87). Harvey's contribution to Wanganui College was the introduction of the English public school system and standards. Resigning owing to ill-health, he received the honorary degree of D.D. from the Archbishop of Canterbury. He died on 26 Jan 1888.

Cycl. NZ, i.

Reference: Volume 1, page 200

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