Family and Education
b. c. 1553, 1st s. of William Harris of Radford by Catherine, da. and coh. of Henry Trecarell of Trecarell, Cornw. m. (1) Barbara (d.1598) da. of John Arscott of Dunsland, Devon, 1s. d.v.p.; (2) Bridget, da. of Richard Grenville II, of Stowe, Cornw., s.p. Kntd. 1607.
Offices Held
Servant of the 2nd Earl of Bedford by 1578 – 85, then of Sir Walter Ralegh; j.p. Cornw., Devon from 1591; dep. (to Ralegh) v.-adm. Devon 1596, v.-adm. 1600; acting capt. Plymouth fort 1601.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Radford, Devon.
Volume
Commons 1558-1603
Web Title
HARRIS, Christopher (c.1553-1625)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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