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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeHorace Harrison HARRISON
(1829-1885)
HARRISON, Horace Harrison,
a Representative from Tennessee; born in Lebanon, Wilson County,
Tenn., on August 7, 1829; attended Carroll Academy and completed
the course in the ancient classics under a private instructor;
moved with his parents to McMinnville in 1841; clerk of the county
court; master of the chancery court; register of deeds; clerk of
the State senate in 1851 and 1852; studied law; was admitted to the
bar in 1857 and commenced practice in McMinnville; moved to
Nashville in 1859 and continued the practice of law; United States
district attorney 1863-1866; chancellor in the Nashville division
in 1866; judge of the State supreme court in 1867 and 1868; again
United States district attorney in 1872 and 1873; elected as a
Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3,
1875); unsuccessful candidate for reelection; delegate to the
Republican National Convention in 1880; member of the State
legislature in 1880 and 1881; died in Nashville, Tenn., December
20, 1885; interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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