Henry Richard Harris (February 2, 1828 – October 15, 1909) was a

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from

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

. Born in

Sparta, Georgia Sparta is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Milledgeville Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 1,400 at the 2010 census. History Sparta was founded in 1795 in the new ...

, Harris moved to

Greenville, Georgia Greenville is a city and the county seat of Meriwether County, Georgia, Meriwether County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 794 at the 2020 census. The city is located southwest of Atlanta and, as such, is part of t ...

, in 1833. He attended an academy in

Mount Zion, Georgia Mount Zion is a city in Carroll County, Georgia, Carroll County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 1,696 at the 2010 census. History The City of Mount Zion was established in 1852 by Reverend Thomas Hicks Martin (Mar ...

, and was graduated from Emory College at

Oxford, Georgia Oxford is a city in Newton County, Georgia, Newton County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. As of the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, the city population was 2,134. It is the location of Oxford College of Emory University. Mu ...

, in 1847. He served as a member of the State constitutional convention in 1861. During the

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he served in the

Confederate States Army The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...

as a colonel. Harris was elected as a

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to the Forty-third, Forty-fourth, and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress. Harris was elected to the Forty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1886. He was appointed by President Cleveland as Third Assistant Postmaster General of the United States and served from April 1, 1887, to March 18, 1889. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in

Odessadale, Georgia Odessadale is an unincorporated community in Meriwether County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History Variant names were "Odessa" and "Xerxes". A post office called Odessadale was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1953. The pr ...

, October 15, 1909. He was interred in Greenville Cemetery,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Henry Richard 1828 births 1909 deaths Confederate States Army officers People from Greenville, Georgia Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) 19th-century American legislators Members of the United States House of Representatives who owned slaves