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Affiliation | Republican |
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Name | James H. Harris |
Address | Raleigh, North Carolina , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
Born |
00, 1829
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Died | June 01, 1891
(62 years)
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Contributor | Chronicler |
Last Modifed | Chronicler Jul 14, 2021 07:47pm |
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Black - Episcopalian -
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Info | Born in bondage in Warren County, Harris gained his freedom and moved to Liberia circa 1858, then to Canada. Returned to NC circa 1867.
Member of NC Constitutional Convention 1868
NC House (R-Wake)
NC Senate (R-Wake) 1872; defeated for re-election 1874
Presidential Elector (R-NC) 1872, replacing Samuel Phillips. Harris was the second black man to cast an electoral vote for North Carolina.
Raleigh State Chronicle, 6/2/1891 |
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