John Harris
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Politics and government
- John Harris (MP for Grampound), English MP for GrampoundGrampound (UK Parliament constituency)Grampound in Cornwall, was a borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1821. It was represented by two Members of Parliament.-History:Grampound's...
in 1555 - John Harris (Bere Alston MP)John Harris (Bere Alston MP)John Harris was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640.Harris was the son of Arthur Harris of Hayne, Devon and Kenegie, Gulval, Cornwall and his wife Margaret Davilles daughter of John Davilles of Marland...
(1596-1657) English MP for Bere Alston in 1640 - John Harris (Royalist)John Harris (Royalist)John Harris was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1628 and 1644. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War....
(1596–1649), English MP for Liskeard - John Harris (died 1677)John Harris (died 1677)John Harris was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1677.Harris was the son of John Harris of Lanrest in Cornwall, and of Radford by Plymstock in Devon, and his wife Elizabeth Johnson of Bonham in Wiltshire who died giving birth to him. His father was MP for...
(1631–1677), English MP for Liskeard, son of above - John Harris (New York)John Harris (New York)John Harris was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York.John Harris was born at Harris Ferry, Pennsylvania . He moved to Aurelius, New York, in 1789, and operated the first ferry across Cayuga Lake...
(1760–1824), United States Congressman from New York - John S. HarrisJohn S. HarrisJohn Spafford Harris was an American politician for the state of Louisiana and member of the Republican Party. Born in Truxton, New York, Harris was a delegate to the Louisiana state constitutional convention in 1868. He was a member of Louisiana State Senate in 1868 and the first Republican U.S....
(1825–1906), United States Senator from Louisiana - John T. HarrisJohn T. HarrisJohn Thomas Harris was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Virginia. He was the first cousin of John Hill....
(1823–1899), United States Representative and lawyer from Virginia - John Harris (Alaska politician)John Harris (Alaska politician)John Harris is an American politician and member of the Alaska House of Representatives. He served as Speaker of the House from 2005 to 2008. He was first elected in 1998 and represents the 12th district, as a member of the Republican Party. He was the mayor of Valdez from 1992 to 1996 and a...
(born 1957), member of the Alaska House of Representatives - John Harris (USMC)John Harris (USMC)John Harris was the sixth Commandant of the Marine Corps. He served in the Marine Corps for over 50 years, attaining the rank of colonel.-Family:...
(1793–1864), 6th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps - John F. Harris (Illinois)John F. Harris (Illinois)John F. Harris is the former Chief of Staff to the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich. He resigned in December 2008 after being charged, along with Blagojevich, with wire fraud.-Biography:...
(born 1962), Former chief of staff to Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich - John Harris (Medal of Honor) (born 1839), Union Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Harris (Australian politician)John Harris (Australian politician)John Harris was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he moved to Western Australia in 1898 and was educated at state schools in Perth. He became a blacksmith, and served in the military 1916-1919. He was Western Australian Secretary of the Australian Society of Engineers...
(1890–1974), Senator - John Frederick HarrisJohn Frederick HarrisJohn Frederick Harris was a member of the Armed Resistance Movement which opposed apartheid. On 24 July 1964 they informed the Johannesburg Railway Police that a bomb had been planted in Johannesburg Railway Station. This bomb later exploded, injuring 23 people and killing one 77-year-old woman...
(1937–1965), South African executed for anti-apartheid bombing - John Harris (merchant), British Member of Parliament for ExeterExeter (UK Parliament constituency)Exeter is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in 1708 - John Harris (1703–1768), British Member of Parliament for Barnstaple
- John Harris (courtier)John Harris (courtier)John Harris was a British courtier and politician.He was a Member of Parliament for Helston from 1727 and then sat for Ashburton from 1741 to 1767. From 1741 he also held the post of Master of the Household to George II and III....
(died 1767), British Member of Parliament for Ashburton - John Harris (surveyor)John Harris (surveyor)John Harris was a farmer, land surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis County from 1762 to 1770 and Granville township from 1770 to 1772....
(died 1772), farmer, land surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia - John Hyde HarrisJohn Hyde HarrisJohn Hyde Harris was a 19th century New Zealand politician. Born in England, he came to Dunedin as a young man and practised as a lawyer, and was then a judge. He entered provincial politics and was elected as the fourth Superintendent of the Otago Province...
(1826–1886), New Zealand politician - John Hobbis HarrisJohn Hobbis HarrisSir John Hobbis Harris was an English missionary, campaigner against slavery and Liberal Party politician.-Family:...
(1874–1940), English missionary, campaigner against slavery and Liberal Party politician - John Dove HarrisJohn Dove HarrisJohn Dove Harris was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1857 and 1874.Harris was the son of Richard Harris former MP for Leicester and his wife Fanny Dove, daughter of William Dove of Moulton, Northamptonshire. He was Mayor of Leicester in 1850 and in 1856. He...
(1809–1878), English Liberal politician
Academics, arts and literature
- John Harris (artist)John Harris (artist)John Harris is a British painter and illustrator, best known for working in the science fiction genre. His painting have been used on book covers for many science fiction authors, including Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl, Ben Bova, Orson Scott Card and Jack Vance.-Biography:John Harris began...
(born 1948), artist and illustrator - John Harris (author)John Harris (author)John Harris is the author of Numerican Nation: A Self Portrait, in which he chronicles the first thirty years of his life and his views on United States politics from the perspective of the descendants of slavery. He moved to Mount Vernon, New York in 1958...
(born 1949), author of Numerican Nation: A Self Portrait - John Harris (college head)John Harris (college head)John Harris , English Congregational minister, Christian essayist and author, became the first Principal of New College, St John’s Wood, London.-Early life:...
(1802–1856), Congregational minister and college head - John Harris (critic)John Harris (critic)John Rhys Harris is a British journalist, writer, and critic.-Early life:Harris was raised in Wilmslow in north Cheshire by a university lecturer and a teacher, daughter of a nuclear research chemist...
(born 1969), music and politics journalist - John Harris (curator)John Harris (curator)John Frederick Harris OBE is an English curator, historian of architecture, gardens and architectural drawings, and the author of more than 25 books and catalogues, and 200 articles...
(born 1931), English author, architectural historian - John Harris (poet)John Harris (poet)John Harris was a Cornish poet.Harris was born and raised in a two-bedroom cottage on the slopes of Bolenowe Carn, a small village near Camborne, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom...
(1820–1884), Cornish poet - John Harris (spinet maker)John Harris (spinet maker)John Harris was a Bostonian maker of spinets and harpsichords.John Harris emigrated from England to Boston sometime before 1768. He completed his first spinet in 1769.-Sources:...
(died 1772), Boston maker of spinets and harpsichords - John Harris (writer)John Harris (writer)John Harris was an English writer, scientist, and Anglican priest. He is best known as the editor of the Lexicon Technicum: Or, A Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences , the earliest of English encyclopaedias, and as the compiler of the Collection of Voyages and Travels which was...
(c. 1666–1719), writer, lexicograph - John Harris (novelist)John Harris (novelist)John Harris was a British author. He published a series of crime novels featuring the character Inspector Pel, and war books. He wrote with his own name, and also with the pseudonym of Mark Hebden. His 1953 novel The Sea Shall Not Have Them was the basis for a feature film of the same name in 1954...
(1916–1991), British author - John F. HarrisJohn F. HarrisJohn F. Harris is an American political journalist and the editor in chief for Politico, an Arlington, Virginia based political news organization. With Politico executive editor, Jim VandeHei, Harris founded Politico for its launch on January 23, 2007...
, author and writer for Politico.com - John Harris (bioethicist)John Harris (bioethicist)John Harris, FRSA, FMedSci , is a British bioethicist and philosopher. He is the Lord Alliance Professor of Bioethics and Director of the Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation at the University of Manchester. He was educated at the University of Kent and Balliol College, Oxford...
, professor of bioethics and Director of the Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation - John WyndhamJohn WyndhamJohn Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris was an English science fiction writer who usually used the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes...
Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (1903–1969), English science fiction author who used several pen names derived from his full name
Business and industry
- John Harris, Jr.John Harris, Jr.John Harris, Jr. , was a storekeeper and frontiersman who operated a ferry along the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg. John Harris, Jr...
(1716–1791), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania businessman, supporter of George Washington's army during the American Revolutionary War - John Harris, Sr.John Harris, Sr.John Harris, Sr. emigrated from Britain to America late in the 17th century. Harris would later settle and establish Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, which bears his name today.-Biography:...
(1673–1748), trader who settled and established Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the US - John Harris (software developer)John Harris (software developer)John D. Harris is a well-known computer programmer, hacker, and author of some classical 1980s Atari computer games.A lot of work carried out early in John's career is considered as groundbreaking in the industry...
, computer programmer, hacker, and author of Atari computer games
Cricket
- John Harris (Somerset cricketer and umpire)John Harris (Somerset cricketer and umpire)John Henry Harris played first-class cricket for Somerset between 1952 and 1959 and was a first-class umpire in English cricket from 1981 to 2000. He was born at Taunton, Somerset.-Cricket player:...
(born 1936), player for Somerset County Cricket Club, later a first-class umpire - John Harris (Surrey cricketer) (fl. 1740s – 1750s), one of the Harris brothers
Other sports
- John Harris (safety)John Harris (safety)John Edward Harris is a former American football safety in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 1978 NFL Draft...
(born 1955), former American football safety - John Harris (cornerback) (born 1933), former American football cornerback
- John Harris (Australian footballer)John Harris (Australian footballer)John 'Jiggy' Harris was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the VFL.Recruited from Brighton, Harris started his career at Collingwood where he played as both a wingman and half forward flanker. He was a member of Collingwood premiership sides in 1927 and 1928...
(born 1903), former VFL player with Collingwood - John Harris (baseball)John Harris (baseball)John Thomas Harris is a former Major League Baseball player. His first MLB appearance was with the California Angels on September 26, 1979....
(born 1954), former Major League Baseball player - John Harris (canoer)John Harris (canoer)John Harris is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.-References:*...
(born 1938), British canoer - John Harris (English footballer)John Harris (English footballer)Peter John Harris is an English former professional footballer who played as a full back. He played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Walsall.-Career:...
(born 1939), English footballer - John Harris (Scottish footballer) (1917–1988), Scottish footballer and manager
- John Harris (golfer)John Harris (golfer)John Richard Harris is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Harris was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in Roseau, Minnesota, near the Canadian border. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he distinguished himself in both golf and...
(born 1952), professional golfer - John Harris (slalom canoer), American slalom canoer
Other
- John Harris (Warden)John Harris (Warden)John Harris was an English academic and clergyman. He was Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford, long-time Warden of Winchester College, and a member of the Westminster Assembly.-Life:...
(1588–1658), Warden of Winchester College, 1630–1658 - John Harris (Australian settler) (1754–1838), military surgeon, magistrate and landowner in Australia
- John Harris (bishop)John Harris (bishop)John Harris was Bishop of Llandaff from 1729 to 1738, as well as serving as Dean of Hereford Cathedral and of Wells Cathedral.-Life:...
(1680–1738), Bishop of Llandaff, 1729–1738 - John Howard HarrisJohn Howard HarrisJohn Howard Harris was president of Bucknell University from 1889–1919.After serving in the Civil War, he attended the University at Lewisburg and graduated in 1869 with a BA. In 1889 he was inaugurated as President of Bucknell University. He was president for 30 years.-External links:**...
(born 1847), president of Bucknell University from 1889–1919