William James Harris
Member of Parliament
for Poole
In office
19 April 1884 – 25 November 1885
Preceded byCharles Schreiber
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born1835
Died (aged 76)
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

William James Harris (1835 – 29 October 1911)[1] was a Conservative Party politician.

Harris was elected MP for Poole at a by-election in 1884. However, in 1885 the seat was abolished and Harris sought re-election in Ashburton, where he was unsuccessful.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
  2. ↑ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.


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