Politics and Government
- John Harris (MP for Grampound), English Member of Parliament for Grampound, 1555
- John Harris (MP for Montgomery) (died 1626), MP for Montgomery (UK Parliament constituency)
- John Harris (Bere Alston MP) (c. 1586–1657), English MP for Bere Alston, 1640
- John Harris (Royalist) (1596–1649), English MP for Liskeard
- John Harris (died 1677) (1631–1677), English MP for Liskeard, son of above
- John Harris (merchant), British Member of Parliament for Exeter, 1708
- John Harris (courtier) (c. 1690–1767), British Member of Parliament for Ashburton
- John Harris (1703–1768), British Member of Parliament for Barnstaple
- John Harris (surveyor) (died 1772), farmer, land surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia
- John Harris (New York) (1760–1824), United States Congressman from New York
- John Harris (USMC) (1793–1864), 6th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
- John Harris (Medal of Honor) (1839–?), Union Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Harris (Australian politician) (1890–1974), Senator
- John Harris, Baron Harris of Greenwich (1930–2001), British political aide and politician for Labour and the Liberal Democrats
- John Harris (Alaska politician) (born 1957), member of the Alaska House of Representatives
- John Bruce Harris (1903–1983), educator, general merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan
- John Dove Harris (1809–1878), English Liberal politician
- John F. Harris (Illinois) (born 1962), former chief of staff to Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich
- John Frederick Harris (1937–1965), South African executed for anti-apartheid bombing
- John Hobbis Harris (1874–1940), English missionary, campaigner against slavery and Liberal Party politician
- John Hyde Harris (1826–1886), New Zealand politician
- John P. Harris (died 1926), Pittsburgh businessman and politician
- John S. Harris (1825–1906), United States Senator from Louisiana
- John T. Harris (1823–1899), United States Representative and lawyer from Virginia
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