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He was a businessman in Liverpool England where he married a Mrs. Dickinson.
He had been living in California since 1854 but came north with the goldrush in 1858.
He operated a slaughterhouse and then was a butcher in Victoria, the owner of the Queen's Market.
He was elected as the first Mayor of Victoria in April 1862 and served to 1865.
He was a Member of the Legislature of British Columbia for Cariboo.
In 1874 he became the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
In 1876 he was appointed as the High Sheriff of Victoria.
He was the father-in-law of Thomas and William Wilson and the father of Emily Harris.
He was buried in Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria BC.
命名地物
Harris Island (BC), Mayor Channel (BC)
参考文献
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- Howay, F.W. (1914)
- Adams, John. (1983)
- Green, Valerie (1992)
- Reksten, Terry (1991)
