Percy Alfred Harris
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Sir Percy Alfred Harris, 1st Baronet (6 March 1876-28 June 1952) was a British liberal politician.
Harris was first elected to parliament for the Harborough constituency as a result of a by-election. During the general election of 1918 he failed to hold the seat losing it conservative candidate Sir Keith Alexander Fraser. Following the loss of the Harborough seat Harris stood in the Bethnal Green South West constituency in the 1922 election. He held the seat until the 1945 election when it was won by the Labour candidate Percy Holman.
On the 14 January 1932 Harris was made the 1st Baronet of London. In 1940 he was appointed a Privy Counsellor.
He was married to Marguerit Frieda Bloxham (1877-1962)
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- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Obituary, Jewish Chronicle, 4 July 1952
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John William Logan |
Member of Parliament for Harborough 1916 – 1918 |
Succeeded by Sir Keith Fraser |
| Preceded by Sir Mathew Wilson |
Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green South West 1922 – 1945 |
Succeeded by Percy Holman |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New Title | Baronet (of London) |
Succeeded by Jack Harris |
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