Joseph Harris (1813–1889) was an American politician. A local official, he was a member of the
Wisconsin State Senate
The Wisconsin Senate is the upper house of the Wisconsin State Legislature. Together with the larger Wisconsin State Assembly they constitute the legislative branch of the state of Wisconsin. The powers of the Wisconsin Senate are modeled after t ...
in the 1860s.
Biography
Harris was born in London, England. He settled in what is now
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay is a city in and the county seat of Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,646 at the 2020 Census. The city is well-known regionally for being the largest city of the Door Peninsula, after which the county is na ...
, in 1855. In 1833, Harris had married Charlotte Singleton. They had five children. Following Charlotte's death, Harris married Susan Perkins in 1859. They also had five children. One son, Edward, went on to become Postmaster and Mayor of Sturgeon Bay, as well as a justice of the peace. Harris died in January 1889.
Career
Harris represented the
22nd District in the Senate during the 1864 and 1865 sessions. In addition, he was County Clerk, Register of Deeds and County Treasurer of
Door County, Wisconsin
Door County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,066. Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay. It is named after the strait between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island. The dangero ...
.
Later, he was a private secretary to U.S. Senator
Philetus Sawyer
Philetus Sawyer (September 22, 1816March 29, 1900) was a United States senator from Wisconsin for twelve years (1881–1893). He also represented Wisconsin for ten years in the United States House of Representatives (1865–1875), and he ...
. A
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, Harris was affiliated with the
National Union Party.
References
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Politicians from London
English emigrants to the United States
People from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Republican Party Wisconsin state senators
County clerks in Wisconsin
1813 births
1889 deaths
19th-century American legislators