Henry S. Harris

Henry Schenck Harris (December 27, 1850, Belvidere, New Jersey – May 2, 1902, Belvidere, New Jersey), was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district for one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1881 to 1883.[1]

Henry Schenck Harris
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Preceded byAlvah A. Clark
Succeeded byBenjamin Franklin Howey
Personal details
BornDecember 27, 1850
Belvidere, New Jersey, USA
DiedMay 2, 1902(1902-05-02) (aged 51)
Belvidere, New Jersey, USA
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer

Early life and education

Harris was born in Belvidere, New Jersey on December 27, 1850. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Princeton College in 1870. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1873 and commenced practice in Belvidere. He was appointed prosecutor of the pleas for Warren County in March 1877.

Congress

Harris was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-seventh Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress.

After Congress

After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He died in Belvidere at the age of 51 on May 2, 1902, and was interred in Belvidere Cemetery.

References
  1. The Collector. W.R. Benjamin. 1902.


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