Background
Harris, John Royall was born on March 7, 1869 in near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. Son of G. J. and Sarah Ann (Hill) Harris.
Harris, John Royall was born on March 7, 1869 in near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. Son of G. J. and Sarah Ann (Hill) Harris.
Educated Clark-Bledsoe School, Winchester, Tennessee. Bachelor of Divinity, Cumberland U., Lebanon, Tennessee, 1894. Doctor of Divinity, Waynesburg (Pennsylvania) College, 1903, married Emma Josephine Garber, July 6, 1909.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1894. Pastor Lewisburg, Tennessee, 1894-1903, Shady Avenue Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1903-1917. Superintendent Dry Federation of Pennsylvania, 1917-1919.
Was director industrial department National Reform Association, and founder of its southern headquarters, at Nashville, Tennessee, 1920. President Cumberland U., June 7, since 1922. Superintendent Tennessee Anti-Saloon League, 1900-1903.
Served as private and color sergeant Company C, 3d Regiment Pennsylvania R.M. Member Veterinary Corps 18th Regiment (Duquesne Grays), Pennsylvania National Guard. Member Board of Temperance Presbyterian Church, United States of America.
Children: Josephine Rea, Sarah Hill.