George Harris (1809–1890) was an English barrister and judge, known as a biographer and legal writer.
40-618: George Harris may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] George Harris (barrister) (1809–1890), English writer George Washington Harris (1814–1869), American writer and humorist George Frederick Harris (painter) (1856–1924), Welsh portrait and landscape painter George Albert Harris (1913–1991), American painter, muralist, and lithographer George Harris (actor) (born 1949), British film, television, and stage actor Hibiscus (entertainer) (George Harris, Jr., 1949–1982), American war protester, then actor George Harris,
80-405: A roundarm action . He scored 9,990 runs in first-class cricket with a highest score of 176 among eleven centuries and held 190 catches. He took 75 wickets with a best analysis of five for 57. Even in old age he was a capable cricketer, scoring a fifty for I Zingari v West Kent in his 71st year and 25 against Philadelphia Pilgrims at Lord's, 53 years after he had made his first appearance at
120-430: A Committee Member, before, in 1870, being elected Club President. In 1864, at the age of 13, Harris was sent to Eton College to further his education. His first important cricket match was the 1868 Eton versus Harrow fixture at Lord's , when he was seventeen; he scored 23 and 6. In the same fixture the following year, when Cuthbert Ottaway scored 108 to seal victory for Eton by an innings and nineteen runs, Harris
160-583: A character in Uncle Tom's Cabin Military [ edit ] George Harris, 1st Baron Harris (1746–1829), British general George W. Harris (1835–1920s), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient Politics [ edit ] George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris (1810–1872), Governor of Trinidad George E. Harris (1827–1911), United States Representative from Mississippi George Harris (Queensland politician) (1831–1891), Member of
200-586: A friend and patron by the death of Lord Brougham . He contributed a Memoir of Brougham, with personal recollections, to the Law Magazine and Review , and it was separately published in 1868. In 1876 he brought out his Philosophical Treatise on the Nature and Constitution of Man (London, 2 vols.), on which he had been working for most of his life. In 1888 he issued an Autobiography for private circulation, mainly extracts from his diary kept from 1832, and with
240-747: A paper read at Birmingham in October before the Law Amendment Society, The Manuscript Treasures of this Country, and the best Means of rendering them available , published in the Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science , of which Harris was an original member. He suggested the formation of a committee for the purpose of cataloguing and arranging manuscripts in private hands. The project
280-712: A post which he retained until 1868, when ill-health compelled him to retire on a pension. Harris was an active member of the Anthropological Society of London , and in 1871 was chosen a vice-president, a position which he retained on the formation of the Anthropological Institute in that year from the Anthropological Society and the Ethnological Society of London . In an essay Plurality of Races, and
320-634: A preface by his friend Benjamin Ward Richardson . Harris also wrote: Harris contributed papers to the Journal of the Anthropological Society and to Modern Thought . He wrote legal biographies for the Law Magazine and Law Review , including those of Lord Westbury, Lord Cranworth, Lord-chief-baron Pollock, and Lord Wensleydale. Harris proposed an official commission, to investigate and catalogue manuscripts of historical interest in private collections. In 1857 he first brought forward his idea in
360-601: A publisher circulated a collection of newspaper extracts from his time as governor. The introduction stated: Never during the last hundred years has a Governor of Bombay been so sternly criticised and never has he met with such widespread unpopularity on account of his administration as Lord Harris. Harris was appointed Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India in May 1895. On his return to England, Harris again served in
400-734: A year in London, during which he wrote for the British and Foreign Review and other journals, and entered Trinity Hall, Cambridge , Harris took the post of editor of the Hull Times on 11 September 1839. An attack on the Hull railway line led to his resignation on 21 September 1840 Harris entered the Middle Temple in December 1839, and was called to the bar on 13 January 1843. He went
440-401: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages George Harris (barrister) Born at Rugby on 6 May 1809, he was the eldest son of George Harris (d. 16 January 1856), a solicitor of that town, by his wife Christabella, only daughter of Rear-admiral William Chambers (d. 28 September 1829). On 6 May 1820 he entered Rugby School . He found
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#1732772612780480-745: The King's School, Warwick and rector of Hilperton in Wiltshire. Attribution [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Lee, Sidney , ed. (1901). " Harris, George (1809-1890) ". Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement) . Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co. George Harris, 4th Baron Harris Colonel George Robert Canning Harris, 4th Baron Harris , GCSI , GCIE , CB , TD , ADC (3 February 1851 – 24 March 1932), generally known as Lord Harris ,
520-773: The British Army, being commissioned in the Royal East Kent Regiment , promoted Colonel of the Regiment, before joining the Imperial Yeomanry , 1900–01. Lord Harris was charged with the Sovereign's Sceptre and dove at the Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra . Lord Harris' governorship of Bombay was not without extensive criticism, with one anonymous writer penning a poem expressing
560-670: The Conservative Government as a Lord-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria from 16 July 1895 to 4 December 1900. He was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in command of the Royal East Kent Yeomanry on 6 October 1897. During the Second Boer War , he held a commission as Assistant Adjutant-General for the Imperial Yeomanry from 28 February 1900, until he resigned in April 1901. In 1874, he married
600-728: The Distinctive Character of the Adamite Species he defended polygenism , against biblical monogenism . He also supported biological determinism of human intellectual capacities by gender. In 1876 Harris joined Edward William Cox in founding the Psychological Society, a group interested in psychical research , of which he became a vice-president. He was also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London . J. W. Burrow commented that Harris
640-2338: The Episcopal Diocese of Alaska Science and medicine [ edit ] George Prideaux Robert Harris (1775–1810), Australian naturalist George Harris (physician) (1856–1931), Inspector General of Civil Hospitals in the Punjab, United Provinces and Bengal George Frederick Harris (geologist) (1862–1906), English palaeontologist George Harris (philosopher) (born 1947), American philosopher Sports [ edit ] Association football [ edit ] George Harris (footballer, born 1875) (1875–1910), English-born footballer for Aston Villa, Wolves and Grimsby Town George Harris (footballer, born 1877) (1877–?), English-born footballer for Stoke and Southampton George Harris (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1923), English footballer for Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion George Harris (footballer, born 1940) (1940–2022), English-born footballer for Watford and Reading George Harris (soccer) (born 1948), Australian former football (soccer) player Cricket [ edit ] George Harris, 4th Baron Harris (1851–1932), English cricketer and politician George Harris (cricketer, born 1880) (1880–1954), English cricketer George Harris (cricketer, born 1904) (1904–1988), English cricketer George Harris (cricketer, born 1906) (1906–1994), English cricketer Other sports [ edit ] George Harris (Australian footballer) (1902–1981), Australian rules footballer George Harris (Carlton president) (1922–2007), Australian football club president George Harris (wrestler) (1927–2002), American wrestler and wrestling manager George Harris (judoka) (1933–2011), American judoka Duke Harris (George Francis Harris, 1942–2017), Canadian ice hockey player George Harris (baseball) , American baseball player Lloyd Harris (tennis) (Lloyd George Harris, born 1997), South African tennis player Others [ edit ] George P. Harris (c. 1820–1873), co-founder of Australian retailer Harris Scarfe George Delancey Harris (1892–1958), American business executive George Bernard Harris (1901–1983), United States federal judge [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
680-690: The Kent captaincy until 1889. He led the English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1878–79 and was a central figure in the events of 8 February 1879 when a crowd riot erupted at a match in Sydney . The team had previously played a match against an All-Australia XI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and this was later designated Test status as the third-ever Test match. Harris
720-558: The MCC finance and cricket sub-committees. Through these offices, Harris wielded considerable power in the world of cricket and it was written of him: "No man has exercised so strong an influence on the cricket world so long..." In July 1909, Harris chaired a meeting of representatives of England, Australia and South Africa which launched the Imperial Cricket Conference and agreed rules to control Test cricket between
760-532: The Midland circuit, but did not obtain a good practice. Having lost money in railway speculations, and spent time writing, he had money troubles, solved by his marriage in 1848. In April 1853, Harris filled the office of deputy court judge of the Bristol district, and early in 1861 he became acting judge of the county court at Birmingham. In 1862, he was appointed registrar of the court of bankruptcy at Manchester,
800-699: The Queensland Legislative Council, Australia George Harris, 4th Baron Harris (1851–1932), English cricketer and politician George Chesley Harris (1879–1954), merchant and politician in Newfoundland Religion [ edit ] George Harris (Unitarian) (1794–1859), English Unitarian minister in Scotland George Harris (theologian) (1844–1922), American theologian and academic administrator George Clinton Harris (1925–2000), bishop of
840-444: The final match in the series at The Oval. The full span of Harris' first-class cricket career was from 1870 to 1911, at 42 seasons one of the longest on record, though he made only seven appearances after 1889 when he relinquished the Kent captaincy so his essential playing career was from 1870 to 1889. He appeared in 224 first-class matches , including four Test matches , as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm fast with
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#1732772612780880-421: The game." Harris had a long association with Lord's and MCC as both player and administrator. In 1862, aged eleven, he was practising at Lord's. It was not till 1929, at the age of 78, that he played there for the last time, representing MCC vs Indian Gymkhana. He was President of MCC in 1895, a Trustee from 1906 to 1916 and Treasurer from 1916 to 1932. Additionally, he was at various times Chairman of both
920-462: The home of cricket. In the early 1880s, there were a number of bowlers who were widely considered to have unfair actions , with the Lancashire pair of Jack Crossland and George Nash coming in for particular criticism. After playing for Kent against Lancashire in 1885, when he faced the "bowling" of Crossland and Nash, Harris decided to take action. He persuaded the Kent committee to cancel
960-403: The hope that Bombay would not suffer too greatly from Harris' political inexperience. He was mainly notable for his enthusiastic pursuit of cricket amongst his fellow Europeans in the colony , at the expense of connecting with the native population. When the interracial Bombay riots of 1893 broke out, Harris was out of the city at Poona enjoying cricket matches. He returned to Bombay only on
1000-756: The locals could use the area for cricket matches. It was only in 1892 that he granted a parcel of land to the newly formed Muslim Gymkhana for a cricket field, adjacent to land already used by the Parsee Gymkhana . His reluctance to do so is evident in his written comment: I don't see how we can refuse these applicants; but I will steadfastly refuse any more grants once a Gymkhana has been established under respectable auspices by each nationality, and tell applicants that ground having been set apart for their nationality they are free to take advantage of it by joining that particular club. When Harris left India, having virtually ignored famine, riots and sectarian unrest,
1040-467: The ninth day of rioting, and then primarily to attend a cricket match there. Some writers credit Harris with almost single-handedly introducing and developing the sport in India. Although cricket was well established among the natives before his arrival, he did much to promote it. However, in 1890, he rejected a petition signed by over 1,000 locals to relocate European polo players to another ground so that
1080-486: The return fixture. Later that season, Crossland was found to have broken his residential qualification for Lancashire by living in Nottinghamshire , and Nash dropped out of the side. The two counties resumed playing each other the following season. Harris's Wisden obituarist wrote: "...there can be no doubt the action of Lord Harris, even if it did not entirely remove the throwing evil, had a very healthy effect on
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1160-703: The school rough, and left to join HMS Spartiate , the flagship of Admiral Sir George Eyre , as a midshipman; but falling ill before it sailed, he gave up the idea of entering the Royal Navy. After a bad time at a private school at Totnes in Devon he was articled to his father in 1825. In 1832 he was admitted as attorney, and in January 1834 became a partner in his father's firm. On 22 June 1838, however, he left Rugby and moved to London. After little more than
1200-525: The services of one of its greatest batsmen, Wally Hammond , who had been born in Kent but chose to play for Gloucestershire , where he had gone to school. Hammond had not fulfilled the required period of residence to qualify for Gloucestershire and, once Harris became aware of this, Hammond was barred from playing for them until the necessary time had elapsed. The affair resulted in Harris complaining about what he called "bolshevism" influencing cricket. Harris
1240-453: The three nations. In 1926, he presided at a meeting at The Oval, when it was agreed that "governing bodies of cricket in countries within the Empire to which cricket teams are sent, or which send teams to England" should be eligible for ICC membership. The meeting had the effect of creating three new Test-playing nations: West Indies, New Zealand and India. Harris was a controversial figure in
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1280-428: The world of cricket, revered by cricket's MCC-based establishment albeit heavily criticised elsewhere. Not all thought that he used his power well. Alan Gibson once wrote that he was "an antediluvian old tyrant", though he later retracted this, saying that Harris was a more complex figure than that. But, complex or not, Harris was never accused by contemporaries of being an intellectual. He might have robbed England of
1320-466: Was "better described as a polymath and autodidact than an antiquary". Harris died at Northolt in Middlesex on 15 November 1890, at his residence Iselipps, an old manor-house that he had bought and enlarged. In 1847 Harris published his Life of Lord-chancellor Hardwicke (London, 3 vols.), dedicated to Albert, Prince Consort . It was a critical but not a commercial success. In 1868 Harris lost
1360-541: Was a British colonial administrator and Governor of Bombay , best known for developing cricket administration via Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). An English amateur cricketer , from 1870 to 1889, Lord Harris played for Kent and England , captaining both teams. He was President of the Kent County Football Association between 1881 and 1908, as well as serving as a government minister from 1885 to 1900. The Honourable George Harris
1400-590: Was born at St Ann's, Trinidad , on 3 February 1851, the only son of George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris , and his wife Sarah Cummins, daughter of George Cummins . At the time of his birth, his father was serving as Governor of Trinidad (1846–1854). Harris barely knew his mother who died when he was two years old. In 1854, shortly after her death, the family moved to Madras where his father was posted as Governor . Harris senior retired in March 1859 and returned to England, becoming involved with Kent County Cricket Club as
1440-513: Was immediately elected to the club committee and was associated with Kent cricket for the rest of his life. He went up to Christ Church, Oxford in September 1870 and played for Oxford University from 1871 to 1874. He was available to play for Kent in the latter half of each of these seasons and became county captain in succession to South Norton in 1871, although his appointment was not made official until after he left Oxford. Harris held
1480-524: Was out for 0. In 1870, his last year at Eton, he scored 12 and 7 against Harrow. In 1871, Harris went up to Christ Church, Oxford . His father died in November 1872, whereupon Harris junior succeeded to the barony as 4th Baron Harris. He was already a first-class cricketer by then and was henceforward universally known in the sport as Lord Harris. Harris made his first-class debut for Kent in 1870 after he left Eton. Owing to his position in society, he
1520-715: Was politically active as a member of the Conservative Party , sitting in the House of Lords as Under-Secretary of State for India from 25 June 1885, then as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for War from 4 August 1886 to 1890. During the same period, he also worked as Under-Secretary of State for War , 1886–90; then as Vice-Lieutenant for Kent. Appointed Governor of the Presidency of Bombay in British India from 1890 to 1895, Harris also served in
1560-550: Was taken up by Lord Brougham, and Harris himself pushed for it. A memorial was presented to Lord Palmerston on 9 July 1859 by a deputation with Harris as spokesman. Palmerston was interested, but the project met with opposition. The Historical Manuscripts Commission was set up 2 April 1869, after which the work proceeded. Harris, however, had little or no connection with the project after 1859. On 12 December 1848 Harris married at Bathwick Church, Bath, Elizabeth, only surviving child of George Innes (died 17 July 1842), master of
1600-562: Was therefore the second England Test captain after James Lillywhite . Australia, led by Dave Gregory , won the match by 10 wickets. Harris captained England against Australia on three further occasions. In 1880 at The Oval , in what was later recognised as the inaugural Test match in England, England won by 5 wickets. Harris captained England in two of the Tests played in 1884, his team winning by an innings and 5 runs at Lord's and drawing
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