| 词条 | John Harris (Australian settler) |
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John Harris (1754 – 27 April 1838) was a military surgeon and magistrate who became one of the earliest major landowners in the Colony of New South Wales, Australia. BiographyHarris was born in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland, and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Prior to his arrival in New South Wales in June 1790, he had served in the Royal Navy for 10 years. Harris was granted {{convert|100|acre|km2|1}} of land in Parramatta in 1793. This grant was cancelled a year later and he was granted {{convert|110|acre|km2|1}} in Harris Park instead. In 1802 and 1803 Harris faced charges of ungentlemanlike conduct and disclosing the votes of a court martial. He was acquitted of both charges but debarred from civil office for around a year. In 1806, he was granted all of the land on the Drummoyne Peninsula. He had various other landholdings including some in Ultimo, which he named after his famous legal case. His total landholdings were listed at {{convert|5114|acre|km2|0}} in 1826. Despite having no formal legal training, Harris was appointed a magistrate and played an important role in the various political manoeuvrings that took in the colony during its first two decades. Among his colleagues during this pivotal early period was his fellow Irish-born surgeon and magistrate, Thomas Jamison. In 1817, he was one of the founding directors of the Bank of New South Wales.[1] Notes1. ^{{cite web | first=B. H. | last=Fletcher | title =Harris, John (1754 - 1838) | publisher =Australian National University | work=Australian Dictionary of Biography | url =http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010478b.htm | accessdate = 2007-08-21}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, John}}{{Australia-bio-stub}}{{Australia-mil-stub}} 6 : 1754 births|1838 deaths|Settlers of Australia|People from County Londonderry|Alumni of the University of Edinburgh|19th-century Australian public servants |
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