Background
He married Elizabeth Ware, great-granddaughter of Sir James Ware, the historian, in 1716 and became vicar-general to the Archbishop of Meath in 1753.
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Walter Harris
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Harris was educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College, Dublin.
Career
Harris received a government pension in 1748, which enabled him to work on histories and religious writings. Harris died at his house in Clarendon Saint, Dublin, in 1761.
Achievements
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In the 1740s he was involved with the Physico-Historical Society, a similar society to the Royal Dublin Society, along with such luminaries as Robert Jocelyn, Doctor Samuel Madden, the philanthropist. Thomas Prior, the founder of the Royal Dublin Society. John Rutty the physician and naturalist. John Lodge, author of Peerage of Ireland. Charles Smith, the topographer and historian.
