John Quincey Harris
John Quincey Harris (1815 – 3 August 1846) was a British Whig politician.
John Quincey Harris | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
| In office 29 June 1841 – 23 July 1842 | |
| Preceded by | Spencer Horsey de Horsey William Henry Miller |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Buckley John Campbell Colquhoun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1815 |
| Died | 3 August 1846 (aged 30–31) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Whig |
Harris was elected a Whig Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme at the 1841 general election but was unseated via election petition 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 Conservative rival John Campbell Colquhoun was declared elected in his place.
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