P_10433_0451 – John Harris of Exeter
John Harris of Exeter (1675-1714), merchant and MP, with unnamed others and Silvanus Evans (q.v.) co-owner of a voyage by the Dartmouth Galley, shown in TASTDB as from London but by Tattersfield as from Dartmouth. The ship was lost, and John Harris did not participate again in the slave-trade.
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First name: John
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Last name: Harris
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Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Political Offices Held
Parliament
MP for Exeter 1708-10
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Internal migrant: Don't know
Foreign born: No
Supplier to slave trade voyages: Don't know
Creditor to slave trade voyages: Don't know
Philanthropy: Don't know
Plantation owner: Don't know
Sources: Tattersfield, Forgotten Trade pp. 286-7 https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/harris-john-1675-1714
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Crossings (1)
24082 - Dartmouth Galley (1709 - 1709)
Role: Owner
Birth
Date: 1675
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Death
Date: 1714
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Exeter (Devon)
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Was slave trading profitable: No
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