Frederick Rutherfoord Harris

Frederick Rutherfoord Harris (1 May 1856 – 1 September 1920) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) between 1900 and 1906.

He got to know Cecil Rhodes, who appointed him secretary of the British South Africa Company when it was set up.

"The cloud of this act of deception," the Times later wrote, "was heavy over Harris for the rest of his life".

Although he was disqualified by the court from standing again in the constituency for seven years, the judges insisted that no blame should attach to Harris personally.

[2] He was elected MP for Dulwich at a by-election in 1903, but sat for only three years before resigning to return to South Africa.