J. Morrison Harris

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James Morrison Harris
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861
Preceded byJoshua Van Sant
Succeeded byCornelius Leary
Personal details
Born(1817-11-20)November 20, 1817
Baltimore, Maryland
DiedJuly 16, 1898(1898-07-16) (aged 80)
Baltimore, Maryland
Political partyKnow Nothings
Alma materLafayette College

James Morrison Harris (November 20, 1817 – July 16, 1898) was a Representative from the third district of Maryland.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Harris was educated at private institutions in the city. He then entered Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania in 1833 where he studied law. Harris was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Baltimore.

Harris was elected as a candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth, Thirty-fifth, and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1861). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1860 and resumed the practice of law. Harris also engaged in educational and religious work as well.

A trustee of Lafayette College from 1865 to 1872, he died in Baltimore in 1898 and is interred at the Westminster Presbyterian Burying Ground in Baltimore.

References[edit]

  • United States Congress. "J. Morrison Harris (id: H000244)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of Maryland
1875
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 3rd congressional district

1855–1861
Succeeded by