Baron Harris

Baron Harris, of Seringapatam and Mysore in the East Indies and of Belmont in the County of Kent,[1] is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris.

The title was created in 1815 for the military commander General Sir George Harris. He gained fame as Commander-in-Chief at the siege and capture of Seringapatam and the conquest of Mysore in India in 1799. He was also injured at the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary War. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second Baron. He was a Lieutenant-General in the Army. His son, the third Baron, served as Governor of Madras and also held minor office in the second Liberal administration of Lord Palmerston. His son, the fourth Baron, was a Conservative politician and served as Under-Secretary of State for India, Under-Secretary of State for War and Governor of Bombay. Lord Harris was also a successful cricketer.

On the death of his grandson, the sixth Baron, in 1995, the line of the eldest son of the first Baron failed. The late Baron was succeeded by his fourth cousin, the seventh Baron. He was the great-great-grandson of the Hon. Michael Thomas Harris, second son of the first Baron. As of 2010 the title is held by his son, the eighth Baron, who succeeded in 1996.

The family seat is Belmont House near Faversham in Kent.

Belmont House, Kent

Barons Harris (1815)

• George Harris, 1st Baron Harris (1746–1829)
• William George Harris, 2nd Baron Harris (1782–1845)
• George Francis Robert Harris, 3rd Baron Harris (1810–1872)
• George Robert Canning Harris, 4th Baron Harris (1851–1932)
• George St Vincent Harris, 5th Baron Harris (1889–1984)
• George Robert John Harris, 6th Baron Harris (1920–1995)
• Derek Marshall Harris, 7th Baron Harris (1916–1996)
• Anthony Thomas Scott Harris, 8th Baron Harris (born 1942)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's fourth cousin Rear-Admiral Michael George Temple Harris (born 1941). Like the present holder, he is a great-great-great grandson of the second son of the first Baron.
The heir presumptive's heir presumptive is his brother, John Frank Temple Harris (born 1944).

Male-line family tree

Male-line family tree, Barons Harris.

George Harris 1st Baron Harris 1746–1829 William Harris 2nd Baron Harris 1782–1845 Hon. Michael Harris 1783–1824 George Harris 3rd Baron Harris 1810–1872 Rev. Hon. William Harris 1814–1840 Hon. Reginald Harris Temple 1830–1900 Hon. Arthur Harris-Temple 1835–1906 Thomas Harris 1811–1867 George Harris 1812–1891 George Harris 4th Baron Harris 1851–1932 Arthur Harris-Temple 1874–1928 Lt. Col. Thomas Harris 1845–1918 Lt. Col. Charles Harris 1856–1905 Edmund Harris 1861–? George Harris 1836–1903 George Harris 5th Baron Harris 1889–1984 Arthur Harris-Temple 1904–1981 Major Thomas Harris 1882–1955 George Harris 1883–? George Harris 1876–1929 George Harris 6th Baron Harris 1920–1995 Derek Harris 7th Baron Harris 1916–1996 Ronald Harris-Temple 1911–1994 Antony Harris 1915–2002 Anthony Harris 8th Baron Harris born 1942 R. Adm. Michael Harris born 1941

Line of succession

• George Harris, 1st Baron Harris (1746–1829)
  • William George Harris, 2nd Baron Harris (1782–1845)
    • George Francis Robert Harris, 3rd Baron Harris (1810–1872)
      • George Robert Canning Harris, 4th Baron Harris (1851–1932)
        • George St Vincent Harris, 5th Baron Harris (1889–1984)
          • George Robert John Harris, 6th Baron Harris (1920–1995)
  • Hon. Michael Thomas Harris (1783–1824)
    • Thomas Inglis Parish Harris (1811–1867)
      • Lt. Col. Thomas Harris (1845–1918)
        • Major Thomas Guy Marriott Harris (1882–1955)
          • Derek Marshall Harris Harris, 7th Baron Harris (1916–1996)
            • Anthony Thomas Scott Harris, 8th Baron Harris (born 1942)
    • George Anstruther Harris (1812–1891)
      • George Lucian Taylor Harris (1836–1903)
        • George Temple James Harris (1876–1929)
          • Antony John Temple Harris (1915–2002)
            • (1) R. Adm. Michael George Temple Harris (born 1941)
            • (2) John Frank Temple Harris (born 1944)
      • Hermann Gundert Harris (1859–1950)
        • George Rutherford Harris (1903–1983)
          • (3) Gerald Rutherford Harris (born 1928)
            • (4) Scott Harris (born 1960)
          • (5) Alfred James Harris (born 1942)
            • (6) Dwayne Stephen Harris (born 1966)
      • Alfred Herschel Harris (1863–1953)
        • Christopher Money Harris (1907–1997)
          • (7) Robert Julian Brownlow Harris (born 1943)

Arms

Coat of arms of Baron Harris

Crest On a mural crown Or a royal tiger passant-guardant Vert striped Or spotted of the first pierced in the breast with an arrow of the last vulned Gules charged on the forehead with a Persian character for Ryder and crowned with an Eastern coronet both of the first. Escutcheon Vert on a chevron embattled, erminois between three hedgehogs Or, as many bombs Sable fired Proper a chief of augmentation thereon the gates and fortress of Seringapatam the draw-bridge let down and the Union flag of Great Britain and Ireland hoisted over the standard of Tippoo Sahib all Proper. Supporters Dexter a Grenadier soldier of the 73rd Regiment in his regimentals Proper supporting with his exterior hand a staff thereon hoisted the union flag of Great Britain and Ireland over that of the standard of Tippoo Sahib and beneath the tri-coloured flag entwined, inscribed with the word " Republique " ; sinister a Malay soldier in his uniform Proper supporting a like staff thereon hoisted the flag of the East India Company Argent striped barwise Gules with a canton, over the standard of Tippoo Sahib with the tri-coloured flag entwined beneath as on the dexter inscribed with the word "Franeaise" all Proper. Motto My Prince And My Country. [2]

Notes

1. "No. 17041". The London Gazette. 18 July 1815. p. 1459.
2. Burke's Peerage. 1949.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages

External links

• Belmont House