1826 - 1911
William Harris (Birmingham Liberal) Architect
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1825
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| Birthplace |
Cheadle, Staffordshire
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| Died |
25th March, 1911
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| Place of Death |
Edgbaston, Birmingham
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| Occupation Text |
Architect
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| Occupation |
Architect
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William Harris (1826 – 25 March 1911) was a Liberal politician and strategist in Birmingham, England, in an era of dramatic municipal reform. On his death, he was described by one obituary-writer as "one of the founders of modern Birmingham". J. L. Garvin called him "the Abbé Sieyès of Birmingham" (in allusion to one of the chief political theorists of the French Revolutionary era); and Asa Briggs "a most active and intelligent wire-puller behind the scenes". He was dubbed the "father of the Caucus", the highly organised and controversial Liberal party machine that had its origins in Birmingham, but was afterwards introduced at national level to the National Liberal Federation. He served as the first Chairman of the National Liberal Federation from 1877 to 1882. By profession he was an architect and surveyor; and he was also a prolific journalist and author.
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