Education
Born seven miles west of Massillon, Ohio, Harris attended the common and select schools, Washington College (Pennsylvania), Norwalk (Ohio) Seminary, and Western Reserve College, then at Hudson, Ohio. He studied law.
United States representative lawyer politician
Born seven miles west of Massillon, Ohio, Harris attended the common and select schools, Washington College (Pennsylvania), Norwalk (Ohio) Seminary, and Western Reserve College, then at Hudson, Ohio. He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1849 and commenced practice in Columbus, Ohio. He moved to Bucyrus, Ohio, the same year and continued the practice of law. He served as mayor of Bucyrus 1852, 1853, 1861, and 1862.
Deputy United States marshal in 1861.
He served as president of the Ohio State Bar Association in 1893 and 1894. Harris was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 - March 4, 1897).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He engaged in the practice of law in Bucyrus, Ohio, until his death there January 15, 1905.
He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.