Family and Education
b. 21 Apr. 1746, o. surv. s. of James Harris. educ. Salisbury Cathedral sch.; Winchester 1757-62; Merton, Oxf. 1763; Leyden; Grand Tour (France, Holland, Prussia, Poland) 1766-8. m. 28 July 1777 Harriet Maria, da. of Sir George Amyand, 1st Bt., 3s. 2da. K.B. 24 Feb. 1779; suc. fa. 22 Dec. 1780; cr. Baron Malmesbury 19 Sept. 1788; Earl of Malmesbury 29 Dec. 1800.
Offices Held
Sec. of embassy in Spain 1768 – 71, chargé d’affaires 1769 – 71, minister 1771 – 72; envoy to Prussia 1772 – 76; ambassador to Russia 1776 – 83; P.C. 3 Sept. 1784; envoy to Holland 1784 – 88, ambassador 1788 – 89; on special mission to Prussia and Holland 1793 – 94; on mission to Brunswick to negotiate the marriage of the Prince of Wales 1794 – 95; ambassador to France to negotiate peace 1796–7.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Salisbury, Wilts.
Volume
Commons 1754-1790
Web Title
HARRIS, James (1746-1820)
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Estates
Oxford 1644
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