Background
Harris was the son of Richard Harris former Member of Parliament for Leicester and his wife Fanny Dove, daughter of William Dove of Moulton, Northamptonshire.
Harris was the son of Richard Harris former Member of Parliament 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 was a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Leicestershire, and a Justice of the Peace for Leicester. He stood unsuccessfully in 1861 but was re-elected as Member of Parliament for Leicester at the 1865 general election.
He held the seat until 1874.
Harris died at the age of 69. Harris married Emma Shirley, daughter of George Shirley of Tamworth in 1831.
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In 1857 Harris was elected Member of Parliament for Leicester but lost the seat in 1859.