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C.</a></b> — of Wilmington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CI-lived.html">Clinton County</a>, Ohio. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/wilmington.html">Mayor of Wilmington, Ohio</a>, 1859-60. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="930.42.90">Harris, C. L.</a></b> — of Cedar Rapids, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/BO-lived.html">Boone County</a>, Neb. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/stsen.html">Nebraska state senate</a>, 1883-84. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="349.79.16">Harris, C. L.</a></b> — of Lubbock, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/LU-lived.html">Lubbock County</a>, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/TX.html">1948</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="651.14.10">Harris, C. N.</a></b> — of Canton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/MA-lived.html">Madison County</a>, Miss. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1940/MS.html">1940</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="497.72.10">Harris, C. O.</a></b> — of San Angelo, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/TG-lived.html">Tom Green County</a>, Tex. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/TX.html">1920</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/TX.html">1928</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/committees.html">Resolutions Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/TX.html">1932</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/TX.html">1936</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/committees.html">Committee on Permanent Organization</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1940/TX.html">1940</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="129.69.47">Harris, C. O.</a></b> — of Mendota, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/LS-lived.html">La Salle County</a>, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/IL.html">1952</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="088.60.39">Harris, C. W.</a></b> — of Manchester (now part of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/rm-lived.html">Richmond</a>), Va. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/VA.html">1896</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="096.57.09">Harris, Carlton D.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/ba-lived.html">Baltimore</a>, Md. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clergy.html">Pastor</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1912 /speakers.html">offered prayer</a>, Democratic National Convention, 1912. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="276.70.10">Harris, Carmon Coleman</a> (1904-1993)</b> — also known as <b>Carmon C. Harris</b> — of Oklahoma City, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/OK-lived.html">Oklahoma County</a>, Okla. Born in Boswell, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/CC-born.html">Choctaw County</a>, Okla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1904/11-27.html">November 27, 1904</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Oklahoma</a> 5th District, 1946, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/OK.html">1952</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1952/committees.html">Committee on Rules and Order of Business</a>). <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/christian.html">Christian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/lions.html">Lions</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/sigma-phi-epsilon.html">Sigma Phi Epsilon</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1993/04-18.html">April 18, 1993</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/88.html">88 years, 142 days</a>). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="347.30.16">Harris, Chad</a></b> — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2020/IN.html">2020</a>. Still living as of 2020. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="997.40.28">Harris, Charles</a></b> — of Savannah, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/CT-lived.html">Chatham County</a>, Ga. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/savannah.html">Mayor of Savannah, Ga.</a>, 1802-04, 1807-08; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for Georgia</a>, 1813-15. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="223.69.98">Harris, Charles</a></b> — of Westport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/FA-lived.html">Fairfield County</a>, Conn. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/westport.html#2">Westport, Conn.</a>, 1901. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="724.83.96">Harris, Charles Anthony</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/CS-lived.html">Chesterfield County</a>, S.C. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/stsen.html">South Carolina state senate</a>, 1969-76 (20th District 1969-72, 9th District 1972-76). Still living as of 1976. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="385.60.03">Harris, Charles B.</a></b> — of Indiana. U.S. Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/JP-consuls.html ">Nagasaki</a>, 1897-1905. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="989.41.93">Harris, Charles C.</a></b> — of Wethersfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/HA-lived.html">Hartford County</a>, Conn. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/ofc/sthse.html">Connecticut state house of representatives</a> from Wethersfield; elected 1902. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="149.60.21">Harris, Charles Joseph</a> (1853-1944)</b> — also known as <b>Charles J. Harris</b> — of Dillsboro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/JA-lived.html">Jackson County</a>, N.C. Born in Putnam, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CT/WI-born.html">Windham County</a>, Conn., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1853/09-11.html">September 11, 1853</a>. Republican. President, Harris Kaolin Co. (<a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/mining.html">mining</a>), Harris Granite <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/masonry.html">Quarries</a>, and Harris-Woodbury <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lumber.html">Lumber</a> Co.; president, Jackson County <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Bank</a> (Sylva, N.C.); vice-president, American National <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">Bank</a> (Asheville, N.C.); president, Asheville Daily Times <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">newspaper</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/NC.html">1896</a> (member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/committees.html">Credentials Committee</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1908/NC.html">1908</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/NC.html">1916</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1920/NC.html">1920</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1924/NC.html">1924</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1928/NC.html">1928</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1932/NC.html">1932</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1936/NC.html">1936</a> (alternate); candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/gov.html">Governor of North Carolina</a>, 1904. Suffered a broken back, probably from a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/falls.html">fall</a>, was unable to eat, and died from <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/starvation.html">inanition</a>, in Asheville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BU-died.html">Buncombe County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1944/02-14.html">February 14, 1944</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/90.html">90 years, 156 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/BU-buried.html#cms00551">Riverside Cemetery</a>, Asheville, N.C. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of William Harris and Zilpah (Torrey) Harris; married to Florence Rust.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/12141509">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="795.78.54">Harris, Charles L.</a></b> — of Jamestown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/CH-lived.html">Chautauqua County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/ofc/jamestown.html#3">Jamestown, N.Y.</a>, 1858-61. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="116.66.07">Harris, Charles Mallory</a> (died c.1933)</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/TL-lived.html">Terrell County</a>, Ga. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ofc/sthse.html">Georgia state house of representatives</a> from Terrell County, 1929-33. Died about 1933. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="376.21.37">Harris, Charles Murray</a> (1821-1896)</b> — also known as <b>Charles M. Harris</b> — of Oquawka, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/HN-lived.html">Henderson County</a>, Ill. Born in Munfordville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/HT-born.html">Hart County</a>, Ky., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1821/04-10.html">April 10, 1821</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Illinois</a> 4th District, 1863-65. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/09-20.html">September 20, 1896</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 163 days</a>). Interment <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/HN-buried.html#cms07110">somewhere</a> in Oquawka, Ill. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000234">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405112">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="970.79.00">Harris, Charles O.</a></b> — of Montgomery, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MN-lived.html">Montgomery County</a>, Ala. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1892/AL.html">1892</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="087.35.12">Harris, Charles P.</a></b> — of Manchester, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H. Republican. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ofc/sthse.html">New Hampshire state house of representatives</a> from Manchester 10th Ward, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="303.59.12">Harris, Charles W., Jr.</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ff-lived.html">Fairfax</a>, Va. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/fairfax.html#2">Fairfax, Va.</a>, 1957-72 (acting, 1957-60). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="379.27.19">Harris, Charles W.</a></b> — of Louisville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/JF-lived.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ky. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/sos.html">secretary of state of Kentucky</a>, 1975; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Kentucky</a> 5th District, 1980. Still living as of 1980. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="395.23.62">Harris, Charlie</a></b> — of Miami, Dade County (now <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DA-lived.html">Miami-Dade County</a>), Fla. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/FL.html">1968</a>. Still living as of 1968. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="001.75.01">Harris, Chauncey</a></b> — of Elizabeth, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/UN-lived.html">Union County</a>, N.J. Republican. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/elizabeth.html#2">Elizabeth, N.J.</a>, 1865-85. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="406.73.23">Harris, Chauncey C.</a></b> — of Windham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/WN-lived.html">Windham County</a>, Vt. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VT/ofc/sthse.html">Vermont state house of representatives</a> from Windham, 1888. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="212.98.61">Harris, Chris</a></b> — Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/stsen.html">Texas state senate</a>; elected 1992; elected unopposed 1994, 1996, 2000; elected 2002; elected unopposed 2004; elected 2008. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="581.65.24">Harris, Chris</a></b> — of Forest Park, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CO-lived.html">Cook County</a>, Ill. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/ofc/forestpark.html">mayor of Forest Park, Ill.</a>, 2015. Still living as of 2015. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="291.94.18">Harris, Christopher Columbus</a> (1842-1935)</b> — of Alabama. Born near Mt. Hope, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/LW-born.html">Lawrence County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1842/01-28.html">January 28, 1842</a>. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Alabama</a> 8th District, 1914-15. Died in Decatur, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MR-died.html">Morgan County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1935/12-28.html">December 28, 1935</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/93.html">93 years, 334 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/MR-buried.html#cms03833">Decatur Cemetery</a>, Decatur, Ala. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Presumably named for:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/pols-named-for-famous.html">Christopher Columbus</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000235">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405113">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="145.42.00">Harris, Clarence J.</a></b> — of Memphis, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/SH-lived.html">Shelby County</a>, Tenn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1972/TN.html">1972</a>. Still living as of 1972. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="488.91.44">Harris, Claude, Jr.</a> (1940-1994)</b> — of Tuscaloosa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/TU-lived.html">Tuscaloosa County</a>, Ala. Born in Bessemer, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-born.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1940/06-29.html">June 29, 1940</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; circuit judge in Alabama, 1977-85; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Alabama</a> 7th District, 1987-93; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama</a>, 1993-94. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/am-assoc-justice.html">Association of Trial Lawyers of America</a>. Died in Birmingham, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/JF-died.html">Jefferson County</a>, Ala., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1994/09-02.html">September 2, 1994</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/54.html">54 years, 65 days</a>). Interment at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/AL/TU-buried.html#cms06350">Memory Hill Gardens</a>, Tuscaloosa, Ala. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000236">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405114">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Harris, Clay</b> <i>See</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris4.html#469.10.24">H. Clay Harris</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="010.00.77">Harris, Columbus</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WA-lived.html">Wayne County</a>, W.Va. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> from Wayne County, 1907-08. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="605.04.05">Harris, Corlis W.</a></b> — of Spencer, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/RO-lived.html">Roane County</a>, W.Va. Democrat. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a> 9th District; elected 1976. Still living as of 1976. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="882.55.10">Harris, Cyrus</a></b> — of Providence, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/RI/PR-lived.html">Providence County</a>, R.I. Born in Rhode Island. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/RIcc nPR">U.S. Collector of Customs</a>, 1879-81. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="536.71.60">Harris, D. D.</a></b> — of Lansing, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/IN-lived.html">Ingham County</a>, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> from Ingham County 2nd District, 1922; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/lansing.html">mayor of Lansing, Mich.</a>, 1933; postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/lansing.html#2">Lansing, Mich.</a>, 1943-53 (acting, 1943-44). Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="714.92.30">Harris, D. H.</a></b> — of Unadilla, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/OT-lived.html">Otoe County</a>, Neb. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/ofc/sthse.html">Nebraska state house of representatives</a>, 1899. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="886.06.24">Harris, D. M.</a></b> — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1884/IA.html">1884</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="153.29.87">Harris, Daniel</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/CU-lived.html">Cumberland County</a>, N.J. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/asmbly.html">New Jersey state house of assembly</a> from Cumberland County, 1854. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="567.28.17">Harris, Daniel</a></b> — of Bakersfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/CA/KE-lived.html">Kern County</a>, Calif. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/CA.html">1944</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="982.19.15">Harris, Daniel L.</a></b> — of Springfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/HA-lived.html">Hampden County</a>, Mass. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/springfield.html">Mayor of Springfield, Mass.</a>, 1860. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="312.27.29">Harris, Daniel S., Sr.</a></b> — of Salem, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/SA-lived.html">Salem County</a>, N.J. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/SA-parties.html">Chair of Salem County Democratic Party</a>, 1959. Still living as of 1959. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Harris, David</b> <i>See</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris6.html#160.27.13">K. David Harris</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="281.94.51">Harris, David</a></b> — of Arlington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/TT-lived.html">Tarrant County</a>, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/TX.html">2004</a>. Still living as of 2004. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="478.20.83">Harris, David C.</a></b> — of Michigan. Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MI/ofc/sthse.html">Michigan state house of representatives</a> 21st District, 1974. Still living as of 1974. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="179.97.53">Harris, David E.</a></b> — of Jonesboro, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/GR-lived.html">Grant County</a>, Ind. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1912/IN.html">1912</a>. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="624.42.07">Harris, David T.</a></b> — Democrat. Candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TX/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Texas</a> 6th District, 2006. Still living as of 2006. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="724.37.89">Harris, David W.</a></b> — of Philadelphia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/PH-lived.html">Philadelphia County</a>, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1944/PA.html">1944</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1948/PA.html">1948</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="919.60.97">Harris, Davis</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ED-lived.html">Edgefield County</a>, S.C. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/SC/ofc/cncn5.html">Delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention</a> from Edgefield County, 1868. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/african.html">African</a> ancestry. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="926.24.73">Harris, Dean M.</a></b> — of Weirton, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HN-lived.html">Hancock County</a>, W.Va. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/weirton.html">Mayor of Weirton, W.Va.</a>, 1996-99. Still living as of 1999. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="811.00.26">Harris, Delmer F.</a></b> — of Concordia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/CL-lived.html">Cloud County</a>, Kan. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KS/ofc/concordia.html">Mayor of Concordia, Kan.</a>, 1941-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/KS.html">1944</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="577.99.76">Harris, Denise</a></b> — of Mechanicsburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/CU-lived.html">Cumberland County</a>, Pa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/PA.html">1996</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 1996. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="927.54.64">Harris, Diane</a></b> — of Brooklyn, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/KI-lived.html">Kings County</a>, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2008/NY.html">2008</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Still living as of 2008. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="979.62.72">Harris, Don</a></b> — of Lexington, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/TN/HN-lived.html">Henderson County</a>, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1980/TN.html">1980</a>. Still living as of 1980. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="556.72.82">Harris, Don</a></b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/NE-lived.html">Newton County</a>, Ind. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IN/NE-parties.html">Chair of Newton County Republican Party</a>, 2011. Still living as of 2011. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="834.42.90">Harris, Donald B.</a></b> — of Monroe, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/UN-lived.html">Union County</a>, N.C. Democrat. Postmaster at <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/ofc/monroe.html#2">Monroe, N.C.</a>, 1967-86 (acting, 1967). Still living as of 1986. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="758.25.70">Harris, Donald W.</a></b> — of Bloomfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/DV-lived.html">Davis County</a>, Iowa. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/IA.html">1948</a>. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b><a name="670.89.75">Harris, Doris</a></b> — of Cochran, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/BE-lived.html">Bleckley County</a>, Ga. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/2004/GA.html">2004</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. 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