Emory S. Harris (March 24, 1858 - December 17, 1926) was a Vermont public official. A

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

, among the offices in which he served were member of the

Vermont House of Representatives The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives ar ...

(1898-1900) and United States Marshal for Vermont (1894-1898).

Biography

Emory Stearns Harris was born in Hoosick, New York on March 24, 1858, a son of Ebenezer Stearns Harris (1834-1880) and Elizabeth B. (Rudd) Harris (1825-1902). Harris moved to Bennington, Vermont in 1876. He was a graduate of North Bennington High School and graduated from Troy (New York) Business College in 1877. Harris was active in a variety of enterprises, including owning and operating a farm. His other ventures included undertaker, furniture sales, cigar store owner, and insurance agent. His professional and civic memberships included the Odd Fellows, Elks, Improved Order of Red Men, Bennington Board of Trade, and Bennington County Fish and Game Club. A

, Harris was chairman of the Vermont Democratic Party from 1900 to 1914. He served in several local offices including town lister,

justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...

and member of the board of selectmen, and president of the village board of trustees. A Democrat in an era when the

Republican Party Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party. Republican Party may also refer to: Africa *Republican Party (Liberia) * Republican Part ...

dominated Vermont politics, Harris was an unsuccessful candidate for several offices, including judge of probate (1888) and

lieutenant governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

(1900). From 1885 to 1889, Harris was Deputy U.S. Marshal for Vermont, serving under Marshal

John Robinson John Robinson may refer to: Academics *John Thomas Romney Robinson (1792–1882), Irish astronomer and physicist * John J. Robinson (1918–1996), historian and author of ''Born in Blood'' *John Talbot Robinson (1923–2001), paleontologist *John ...

. In 1894, Harris was appointed United States Marshal for Vermont, succeeding

Rollin Amsden Rollin Amsden (June 19, 1829 - January 27, 1899) was a Vermont businessman and government official. A lifelong resident of Windsor County, Vermont, he served in town offices including constable, tax collector, and selectman. He also served as d ...

. He served until 1898, and was succeeded by

Fred A. Field Fred A. Field (June 17, 1850 – April 18, 1935) was a businessman and public official from Vermont. Among the offices in which he served, Field was United States Marshal for the District of Vermont from 1898 to 1903. Early life Frederick A. Fi ...

. From 1898 to 1900, Harris represented Bennington in the

. After serving as US Marshal, Harris owned and operated the Green Mountain Detective Agency, a private investigative service. He served as Bennington's postmaster from 1914 to 1923.

Death and burial

Harris died in Bennington on December 17, 1926. He was buried at Bennington Old Cemetery in Bennington.

Family

In 1881, Harris married Addie S. Warren (1862-1937). They were married until his death and had no children.

References

Sources

Books

* *

Newspapers

* * * *

Internet

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Emory S. 1858 births 1926 deaths People from Hoosick, New York People from Bennington, Vermont Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives United States Marshals Vermont postmasters Burials in Vermont