Lebbeus Harris (August 11, 1713 – 1792) was a judge and political figure in

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. He represented the township of Horton in the

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from 1761 to 1765. He was born in

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, the son of James Harris and Sarah Rogers. In 1738, he married Alice Ransom. He received a land grant in Nova Scotia and settled at

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. He was named a

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in 1768. In 1783, he was named a judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for King's County. Harris also served as major in the local militia.

References

Eaton, AWH ''The History of King's County'' (1910)
1713 births 1792 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs People from Montville, Connecticut Colony of Nova Scotia judges {{NovaScotia-MLA-stub