James Harris (Scholar)
James Harris (born July 20, 1709 in Close near Salisbury , † December 22, 1780 ) was an English scholar and politician .
Life
He was the eldest son of James Harris (1674-1731) from his second marriage to Lady Elizabeth Ashley-Cooper (around 1682-1744), daughter of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury .
He studied at Wadham College of Oxford University and at the Lincoln's Inn . When his father died in 1731, he inherited a substantial fortune that gave him financial independence.
From 1761 until his death he was a member of the British House of Commons as an MP for the Borough of Christchurch .
He became Lord of the Admiralty in 1762 , Lord of the Treasury from 1763 to 1765 and Secretary to Queen Charlotte from 1774 . He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Trustee of the British Museum .
He was a friend of music and was a personal friend of George Frideric Handel .
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The philosophical-grammatical work Hermes, or a philosophical inquiry concerning language and universal grammar (London 1751, 5th ed. 1806; German von Ewerbeck, Halle 1788) is particularly important .
Published after his death: Philological inquiries (London 1781, 2 volumes; German von Jenisch, Berl. 1789). His son, Lord Malmesbury, provided a complete edition of his works with biography (London 1801, 2 volumes).
Marriage and offspring
On July 8, 1745, he married Elizabeth Clarke, with whom he had two children:
- Catherine Gertrude Harris († 1834) ⚭ Hon. Frederick Robinson, son of Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham ;
- James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury (1746–1820) ⚭ Harriot Mary Amyand.
Web links
- James Harris on thepeerage.com
- Literature by and about James Harris in the catalog of the German National Library
- James Harris , entry in the Encyclopædia Britannica 1911 (English)
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| SURNAME | Harris, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English scholar and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1709 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Close at Salisbury |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 22, 1780 |