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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MarylandJames Morrison HARRIS
(1817-1898)
HARRIS, James Morrison, a
Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., November 20,
1817; educated at private institutions in Baltimore; entered
Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., in 1833; studied law; was admitted
to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Baltimore; elected as
a candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth,
Thirty-fifth, and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1855-March 3,
1861); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1860; resumed
the practice of law and also engaged in educational and religious
work; trustee of Lafayette College 1865-1872; died in Baltimore,
Md., on July 16, 1898; interment in Westminster Presbyterian
Burying Ground.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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