Charles M. Harris

Charles Murray Harris ( born April 10, 1821 in Munfordville, Hart County, Kentucky, † September 20, 1896 in Chicago, Illinois ) was an American politician. Between 1863 and 1865 he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Charles Harris attended the public schools of his home. After a subsequent study of law and qualifying as a lawyer, he started in Oquawka (Illinois ) to work in this profession. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1862 he was in the fourth electoral district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William Kellogg on March 4, 1863. Since he has not been confirmed in 1864, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1865. This was marked by the events of the Civil War.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Charles Harris practiced as a lawyer again. He died on September 20, 1896 in Chicago and was buried in Oquawka.

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