John Harris (– Spring 1772) was a farmer,

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and political figure in

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. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1762 to 1770 and Granville Township from 1770 to 1772. He came to Nova Scotia from

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and was one of the first people granted land in

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following the expulsion of the

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s in 1755. Harris was a crown lands surveyor. He was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1762 by-election held after the death of John Steele. He died in office.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1772 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs Year of birth unknown {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub