John Quincey Harris (1815 – 3 August 1846) was a

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Whig politician. Harris was elected a Whig

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for Newcastle-under-Lyme at the 1841 general election but was unseated via

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on 11 May 1842 due to bribery by his agent. While he stood again at the resulting by-election, and topped the poll, he was again unseated by election petition due to bribery, and his

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rival

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was declared elected in his place.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, John Quincey UK MPs 1841–1847 Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies 1815 births 1846 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Newcastle-under-Lyme