John Harris (Bere Alston MP)

John Harris (c. 1586 – 6 March 1657) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons.

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.[1] He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 18 March 1603, aged 17 [2] and was admitted at Lincoln's Inn on 10 February 1607[3] being of Devon.

In April 1640, Harris was elected Member of Parliament for Launceston in 1621, Bere Alston in the Short Parliament and Launceston again in 1641. [4]

Harris died at Hayne at the age of 70 and was buried at Lifton, Devon where there is an incised brass.[5] He had married twice:firstly Florence, the daughter of Sir John Wyndham of Orchard Wyndham, St. Decumans, Somerset and secondly Cordelia, the daughter of John Mohun, 1st Baron Mohun of Okehampton, who gave him a son. [4]

References

  1. ↑ J.L. Vivian, "Visitations of Cornwall, Comprising The Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573, & 1620"
  2. ↑ 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Harmar-Hawtayne', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714: Abannan-Kyte (1891), pp. 652-678. Date accessed: 11 June 2011
  3. ↑ Records of the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn
  4. 1 2 "HARRIS, John II (c.1586-1657), of St. Michael's Mount, Cornw. and Hayne, Stowford, Devon". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Devon County Council - Lifton
Parliament of England
Preceded by
Parliament suspended since 1629		 Member of Parliament for Bere Alston
1640
With: William Strode		 Succeeded by
William Strode
Sir Thomas Cheek
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