Charles Murray Harris (April 10, 1821 – September 20, 1896) was a
U.S. Representative
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from
Illinois. Born in
Munfordville, Kentucky, Harris attended the common schools. He studied law. He was
admitted to the bar. He moved to Illinois and located in
Oquawka, Illinois, where he commenced the practice of his profession. Harris was elected as a
Democrat
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to the
Thirty-eighth Congress
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(March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1864 to the
Thirty-ninth Congress. He died in
Chicago, Illinois, September 20, 1896. He was interred in Oquawka, Illinois.
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1821 births
1896 deaths
People from Munfordville, Kentucky
People from Henderson County, Illinois
Illinois lawyers
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois
19th-century American politicians
19th-century American lawyers
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