Joseph Allen Harris (July 8, 1900 – February 6, 1972) was a Canadian politician. He served in the

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The Legislative Assembly meets in Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria. Members ar ...

from 1933 to 1937 from the electoral district of South Okanagan, a member of the

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party. A research chemist, he was a discoverer of

Promethium Promethium is a chemical element with the symbol Pm and atomic number 61. All of its isotopes are radioactive; it is extremely rare, with only about 500–600 grams naturally occurring in Earth's crust at any given time. Promethium is one of onl ...

(element 61).Death
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