Commodore is ranked superior to a navy captain from Portugal.
Sir Matthew Harris -LRB- 18 September 1841 -- 8 June 1917 -RRB- was an Irish-born Australian politician .. He was born in Magherafelt in County Londonderry to John Harris and Nancy Ann McKee .. Magherafelt. Magherafelt. County Londonderry. County Londonderry. The family migrated to Sydney in 1842 .. Sydney. Sydney. Harris attended the University of Sydney , receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1863 ; he inherited property from his father in 1862 .. Sydney. Sydney. University of Sydney. University of Sydney. Bachelor of Arts. Bachelor of Arts. On 4 August 1868 he married Frances Snowdon Lane , with whom he would have eleven children .. From 1883 to 1900 he was a Sydney City alderman ; he served as Mayor from 1898 to 1900 .. Sydney. Sydney. Sydney City alderman. City of Sydney. Mayor. Lord Mayor of Sydney. In 1894 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Sydney-Denison , serving until his retirement in 1901 .. Sydney. Sydney. New South Wales Legislative Assembly. New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Free Trade. Free Trade Party. Sydney-Denison. Electoral district of Sydney-Denison. He was knighted in 1899 .. Harris died at Potts Point in 1917 .. Potts Point. Potts Point, New South Wales