| Benjamin Winslow Harris | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Oakes Ames |
| Succeeded by | John Davis Long |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1858 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1857-1858 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 10, 1823 East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA |
| Died | February 7, 1907 (aged 83) East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
Benjamin Winslow Harris (November 10, 1823 – February 7, 1907) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and judge from Massachusetts. He was the father of Robert Orr Harris.
Born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Harris pursued an academic course at Phillips Academy, Andover, graduating in 1847. He graduated from Dane Law School of Harvard University in 1849. He was admitted to the bar in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1850, commencing practice in East Bridgewater. He served in the Massachusetts Senate in 1857, was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1858, was district attorney for the southeastern district of Massachusetts from 1858 to 1866 and was collector of internal revenue for the second district of Massachusetts from 1866 to 1873.
Harris was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1872, serving from 1873 to 1883, not being a candidate for renomination in 1882. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs from 1881 to 1883. Afterwards, he resumed practicing law in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and was judge of probate for Plymouth County, Massachusetts, from 1887 to 1906. Harris died in East Bridgewater on February 7, 1907, and was interred in Central Cemetery in East Bridgewater.
References
- The Collector. W.R. Benjamin. 1902.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
External links
Media related to Benjamin Winslow Harris at Wikimedia Commons- United States Congress. "Benjamin W. Harris (id: H000233)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Benjamin W. Harris at Find a Grave
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded byOakes Ames | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883 |
Succeeded byJohn D. Long |
| Chairs of the United States House Committee on Armed Services | ||
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| Military Affairs Committee (1822–1947) |
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| Naval Affairs Committee (1822–1947) | ||
| Armed Services Committee* (from 1947) | ||
| Alternately named National Security in 104th and 105th Congresses. | ||
- 1823 births
- 1907 deaths
- Phillips Academy alumni
- Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Republican Party Massachusetts state senators
- County district attorneys in Massachusetts
- Judges of the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court
- People from East Bridgewater, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts lawyers
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- 19th-century American judges
- 19th-century members of the Massachusetts General Court
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives