John Harris (Royalist)
John Harris (1596–1648) 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.
Harris was the son of John Harris of Lanrest in Cornwall, and of Radford by Plymstock in Devon, and his wife Joan Harte, daughter of Robert Harte of Climston in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall.[1]
In 1628, Harris was elected Member of Parliament for Liskeard and sat until 1629 when King Charles I decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In April 1640 Harris was re-elected MP for Liskeard in the Short Parliament. He was re-elected for Liskeard in the Long Parliament in November 1640 until he was disabled from sitting in January 1644 for supporting the King.[2]
Harris married Elizabeth Johnson of Bonham in Wiltshire. She died in childbirth in 1631, and her surviving. son John was MP for Liskeard after The Restoration.[3] His brother Robert was Major General of the King's infantry in Plymouth.
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Parliament of England | ||
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Preceded by Sir Francis Steward Joseph Jane |
Member of Parliament for Liskeard 1628–1629 With: Sir Francis Steward |
Succeeded by Parliament suspended until 1640 |
Preceded by Parliament suspended since 1629 |
Member of Parliament for Liskeard 1640–1644 With: George Kekewich 1640 Joseph Jane 1640–1644 |
Succeeded by Thomas Povey George Kekewich |