Alanson Harris (April 1, 1816 – October 3, 1894) was a Canadian businessman.
He was a sawmill operator and later owner of a farm implement manufacturer in Brantford, Ontario.
Alanson Harris was born in Ingersoll, Upper Canada in 1816 to John Harris (a native of Mohawk Valley in New York State) and Catherine Jane Dygert.
[1] After moving to Brantford, Ontario, in the 1870s he formed A. Harris, Son and Company Limited to manufacture farm implements.
Alanson Harris died in 1894[1] and is buried at Greenwood Cemetery.