Background
Harris, Frederick Milo was born on November 26, 1915 in Ottawa, Kansas, United States. Son of Fred Milo and Helen (Janes) Harris.
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Frederick Milo Harris
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Bachelor, University Kansas, 1936.
Career
With Chanute (Kansas) Tribune, 1936—1952, 1973—1985, associate editor, 1942—1948. Public, 1948—1952, 1973—1980. Promotion-publicity director KMBC-television and Radio, Kansas City, 1955—1959.
Manager Southeast Kansas Westam. Securities, Inc., Chanute, 1959—1971. Division manager International Securities Corporation, 1971—1975.
Resident manager Weinrich Zitzmann Whitehead Inc., investment securities, 1975—1985. President Chanute Public Company, 1973—1980. Chairman, 1980—1985; president Mid-American, Inc., 1967—1968, chairman, 1968—1969, Kansas Advisory Commission on Alcoholism.
Member Kansas Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse, Commission on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Kansas Episcopal Diocese, 1972—1984. Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946.
Achievements
Membership
Member Chanute City Commission, 1964—1967, mayor Chanute, 1966—1967. Member Kansas House of Representatives, 1968—1976, chairman transportation and utilities committee, 1973—1976. Legislation coordinator Kansas Press Association, 1981—1984.
Chairman Neosho Memorial Hospital Endowment Foundation, Chanute, 1970—1987. Board advisers Gladys A. Kelce School Business and Economic Development, Pittsburg (Kansas) State University, 1974—1982. Trustee William Allen White Foundation, School Journalism, University Kansas.
Member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, National Council Alcoholism, American Legion, Kansas Association Commerce and Industry, Chanute Chamber of Commerce, Phi Kappa Psi, Sigma Delta Chi.
Connections
Married Josephine Elizabeth Burrow, November 21, 1936. Children: Fred Milo III, Nancy, Cynthia Ann, David Christopher.
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Nationality
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Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Republican