Sir Lewis Edward Harris (25 March 1900 – 6 March 1983) was a New Zealand farmer, stock dealer and philanthropist. He was born in Woodville, New Zealand, on 25 March 1900. In the 1960 Queen's Birthday Honours, Harris was appointed an

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, for philanthropic and social welfare services, especially in the interests of handicapped children. He was made a

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, for services to handicapped people, in the 1979 Queen's Birthday Honours.

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