JAMES HARRIS BIOGRAPHY
JAMES HARRIS BIOGRAPHY from the Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John Cousin.
HARRIS, JAMES (1709-1780). —Grammarian, was a wealthy country gentleman and member of Parliament, who held office in the Admiralty and the Treasury. He was the author of a singular and learned work entitled Hermes, or a Philosophical Inquiry concerning Universal Grammar . For the purpose which it had in view it is useless; but it contains much curious matter. His s. was the eminent diplomatist, James H., 1st Earl of Malmesbury.