Charles Alexander Harris

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Sir Charles Alexander Harris (June 28, 1855 – March 26, 1947) governor of Newfoundland from 1917 to 1922 was born Wrexham, Wales.

Harris graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1878. He began his career as a clerk in the Colonial Office and became Chief Clerk in 1917. Also, in 1917 Harris was knighted and appointed governor of Newfoundland. Harris wrote essays on the history of Newfoundland and was a contributor to the Dictionary of National Biography.

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Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador

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Preceded by: Sir Walter Edward Davidson	Dominion Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador 1917-1922	Succeeded by: Sir William Lamond Allardyce

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