Anton Theodor Harris (5 July 1804 – 6 March 1866) was a Norwegian politician. In 1844, he was appointed as the newly created Diocesan Governor of Tromsø stiftamt. He was also appointed as the County Governor of ''Finmarkens Amt'' and County Governor of Tromsø amt as well (both were subordinate counties within the Diocese. In 1838 he was elected to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...

in 1848, representing the city of Tromsø, where the Governor was seated. He was re-elected in 1851.Anton Theodor Harris
— Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) He left his job in 1853 to become the County Governor of ''Stavangers Amt'', a position he held from 1853 until his retirement in 1863. He married Petronelle Kornelia Rye.Genealogy
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1804 births 1866 deaths Members of the Storting County governors of Norway Finnmark politicians Rogaland politicians {{Norway-politician-1800s-stub