John H. Harris (other)
John H. Harris may refer to: * John Hyde Harris (1826–1886), supervisor of Otago Province and Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand * John Howard Harris (1847–1925), president of Bucknell University 1889–1919 * John Hobbis Harris (1874–1940), English missionary and Liberal Party politician * John H. Harris (entertainment) (1898–1969), husband of figure skater Donna Atwood and first owner of the Ice Capades * ''John H. Harris'', Treasurer of Maryland from 1841 to 1842 * ''John Henry Harris'', Baron Harris of Greenwich See also

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John Hyde Harris
John Hyde Harris (24 November 1826 – 24 July 1886) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician. Born in England, he came to Dunedin as a young man and practised as a lawyer, and was then a judge. He entered provincial politics and was elected as the fourth Superintendent of the Otago Province. He then became Mayor of Dunedin and was called to the Legislative Council. Early life Harris was born in 1826 in Deddington, Oxfordshire, England. His parents were John Harris and Ann (née Hyde). He trained in law and came out to New Zealand in September 1850, arriving in Dunedin on the ''Poictiers''. Private life in New Zealand Harris married Annie Cunningham Cargill in Dunedin on 3 September 1851. She was the daughter of William Cargill, who was to become the first Superintendent of Otago in 1853. Harris and Cargill had different political views, but Harris often agreed with William Cutten, who was married to another of Cargill's daughters. Annie Cunningham died on 18 January 1881, ag ...
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