manuscripts in private hands. The project was taken up by Lord Brougham, and Harris himself pushed for it. A memorial was presented to Lord Palmerston on 9 July 1859 by a deputation with Harris as spokesman. Palmerston was interested, but the project met with opposition. The Historical Manuscripts Commission was set up 2 April 1869, after which the work proceeded. Harris, however, had little or no connection with the project after 1859. Family On 12 December 1848 Harris married at Bathwick Church, Bath, Elizabeth, only surviving child of George Innes (died 17 July 1842), master of the King's School, Warwick and rector of Hilperton in Wiltshire. Notes Attribution 1809 births 1890 deaths English barristers 19th-century English judges English biographers Members of the Middle Temple Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge County Court judges (England and Wales)