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Browse officers in command: A - B; C - E; F - G; H - K; L - O; P - R; S - T; U - Z; ??
| Edward Alfred John Harris R.N. | Explanation | ||
| Second son of James Edward Harris (1778-1841), second Earl of Malmesbury | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| 20 May 1808 | Born (London, England) | ||
| 4 August 1841 | Married Emma Wylly (1814-1896), daughter of Captain Samuel Chambers, R.N. | ||
| 28 March 1844 | 7 July 1852 | M.P. for Christchurch | |
| 11 December 1852 | 17 January 1853 | Ambassador to Peru | |
| 31 March 1858 | 22 August 1867 | Ambassador to Switzerland | |
| 22 August 1867 | 31 October 1877 | Ambassador to the Netherlands | |
| 13 July 1872 | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath), civil | ||
| 17 July 1888 | Died (Sandling Park, Hythe, Kent, England) | ||
| Entry in O'Byrnes 1849 'Naval Biographical Dictionary' | |||
| Obituary in the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 6 September 1821 | Entered Royal Navy College | ||
| 28 February 1828 | Lieutenant | ||
| 21 November 1833 | Commander | ||
| 23 November 1841 | Captain | ||
| 12 April 1862 | Retired Rear-Admiral | ||
| 24 May 1867 | Retired Vice-Admiral | ||
| 30 July 1875 | Retired Admiral | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 17 March 1828 | 7 May 1828 | Lieutenant in Pelorus, commanded by Commander Peter Richards, Mediterranean | |
| 8 May 1828 | 31 May 1828 | Lieutenant in Ocean, Mediterranean | |
| 1 June 1828 | 9 August 1828 | Lieutenant in Asia, commanded by Captain William James Hope Johnstone, Mediterranean | |
| 10 August 1828 | 14 April 1830 | Lieutenant in Pelican, commanded by Commander William Alexander Baillie Hamilton | |
| 14 October 1832 | 21 December 1833 | Lieutenant in Stag, commanded by Captain Nicholas Lockyer, coast of Portugal | |
| 5 May 1839 | 14 February 1841 | Commander in Racehorse, North America and West Indies | |
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