John Harris (manufacturer)
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John Harris (21 July 1841 – 25 August 1887) was a Canadian businessman. He was the eldest son of Alanson Harris, founder of A. Harris, Son and Company, a farm implement company that was a predecessor to Massey-Harris and subsequently Massey Ferguson.
Harris married Alice Jane Tufford of Beamsville in 1863 and had 9 children including businessman and politician Lloyd Harris.
Born in Townsend Township in Norfold County, Canada West, Harris died in Brantford, Ontario in 1887.
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[edit]- "John Harris". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.