Anton Theodor Harris

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Anton Theodor Harris (5 July 1804 – 6 March 1866) was a Norwegian politician.

He was appointed County Governor of Finmarkens Amt (today's Troms and Finnmark) in 1844. In 1838 he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1848, representing the city Tromsø, where the County Governor was seated. He was re-elected in 1851.^[1] He later left Finmarkens Amt to become County Governor of Rogalands Amt from 1853 to 1863.

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He married Petronelle Kornelia Rye.^[2]

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References

↑ Anton Theodor Harris — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
↑ Genealogy ^{[ permanent dead link ]}

Preceded by Mons Lie (acting)	County Governor of Finnmark 1844–1853	Succeeded by Carl Frederik Motzfeldt
Preceded by Gunder Aas	County Governor of Rogaland 1853–1863	Succeeded by Vilhelm von Munthe af Morgenstierne

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[nsd-1] Anton Theodor Harris — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)

[2] Genealogy ^{[ permanent dead link ]}