John Harrison (Leeds)
John Harrison (1579–1656) was a prominent inhabitant of Leeds, in Yorkshire, England, in the sixteenth and seventeenth century, variously as one of the early woollen cloth merchants, and as a benefactor of the town.
Read more about John Harrison (Leeds): Commercial and Municipal Life, Allegiance in The Civil War, Benefactor, Memorials
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