George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris
Politician
1810 – 1872
Who was George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris?
George Francis Robert Harris, 3rd Baron Harris GCSI, was a British peer, Liberal politician and colonial administrator. He served as the Governor of Trinidad from 1846 to 1854 and Madras from 1854 to 1859.
Harris was born to William Harris, 2nd Baron Harris and his wife Eliza Selina Anne on 14 August 1810 and educated at Merton College, Oxford and Christ College, Oxford. Harris joined the Liberal Party and served as the Governor of Trinidad from 1846 to 1854 and Madras from 1854 to 1859. Harris retired as Governor of Madras in 1859 and died in England in 1872 at the age of 62.
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- Born
- Aug 14, 1810
Belmont House and Gardens - Religion
- Christianity
- Died
- Nov 23, 1872
United Kingdom
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on July 23, 2013
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