Education
University of Missouri.
lieutenant governor Democratic politician
University of Missouri.
He was the state"s 33rd Lieutenant Governor and held that office longer than anyone else to date. However, current Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder -- elected to a third-term in the post -- will surpass that record if he serves the full term. Frank G. Harris was born in Boone County, Missouri to parents Robert and Mary East. (Proctor) Harris.
He received his higher education at the Kirksville Normal School (now Truman State University) and graduated from the University of Missouri with an Bachelor of Laws in Law in 1898.
Harris established a law practice in Columbia, Missouri after passing the Bar. Frank G. Harris served as Boone County Prosecuting Attorney for six years before being elected to the Missouri General Assembly.
He first served in the House of Representatives then as State Senator from the 10th district between 1915 and 1932. Harris died of heart failure shortly before the end of his third term.