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couiniiiMioiMMl bri^udiur'geiivral in the CuiifiHlerute tinny. Uusd Oct* lU, IHM, uear i'utersburg, Va. Harria, Edward, lawyer, jurist, lie wa« one of the curliest uumuIk-i^ uI ilir cinuit court of the United btutuii ulter its orguui-

lie

He

zution; und circuit in

wuh appointed judge of the

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OK AMERICAN BIUQRAPHY. Miistiachusetts railroad in 1K46 and the (ireat Western railroad of Caiuula in IS.'ii•13.

He

invcutcd

machine

in 1880.

the Harris track -laying died March 18, 1888, in

He

Clayton, Ala. Harris, George Washington, mariner, auwas born Mardi 20, 1814, in Allegfaeny I'a. He wa- a Tennessee river st*'ani-

thor, (

itv,

I'uundur,

boat captain; and contributed huinoroub and

Oet. 8, 1M>1» in Smitlifield, RJl. lu 1828 3U he waa ugent for the Uarrib lini«' ruck couipuuy. lu Jli»^U-72 he was a mauulacturer of cotton and woolen fabrics. He WHS till! foiiitiifi ol till' Railroad bank of Khudi: Jbluud, and waa prebideut ol the first national bank of Kuude Island. Uc died Nov. 24, 1872, in Woonsocket, iiJL. Harris, Elisba, governor. He was governor of Khode Island in 1847>4». He died iu KUodu ialand. Harris, Elisha, physician, surgeon, inven-

political articles to newspapers. He was the autlK>r of JSut Lovengood'a Yarns. Uo died Dec. II, 18G1», in Knoxville, Tenn. Harris, George William, librarian, bibliographer, waa born Dec. 18, 1640, in Canada. !>mce 1800 he has been librarian of Cornell university. He is the editor of the Library Bulletin of Lorneii university; and a Ten-

Uanis, £dwaid, muuulacturur,

waa born

tor,

was born Alurcli 4, 18J4, in Vt. During the civil war he

iiutliur,

W «tftmiu»ter,

was instrumental

in the organization of the United States sanitary conuiii.>>ion of New iork (Jity; and organized the first public vaccination service in that city. The railway ambulance that liar* Ix'cn adopted and Uiied by the Prussian ariuy s^as invented by Iiim. He died Jan. 31, 1884, in Albany, NA.

Harris,

Ella

Isabel, educator,

has tauglit latiu and Knglisli

in

poet.

J>he

Indianap-

and now at Vassar college of I'ouylikeepsie, H.Y. bhe in the autlior of Two

olis;

'Iragfdics of SiMieca, in verse. Harris, Frank Burlingame, journalist, author, was born iu >iew iork City. He b a

journalist of

Omaha, Neb. He

is

the author

Till- Koad to Hidgely's. Harris, George^ educator, clergyman, collegia ])residpnt, author, was bom in April, 1844, in Kast MachiaH, Maine, lie is a congregational clergyman of Massacliusetts professor ot christian theology in Andover

of

tlicologieal

seminary

 pr«-sith-nt of Amill herst college. He is the author of Hymns of the Faith: Moral Evolution; and Inequaloiic

ity

ami

I'mi^i

i'^^.

Harris, George B., railroad president, was bom in 1848 in BrookKno. MnM. Since 1001 he has been pre>iderit <>t the Chicago, Burlington and l^uincy railroad. Harris, George 'E., soldier, lawyer, congre>sinaii. was horn in .Tantiarv, 1S27, in Orange county, N.C. lie joined the eonli'iiit. In 18GJI-73 he was a representative from MiMtisHippi to tho forty-first and forty -second congresses; and was aubscquently chos-

en attorney-general for the state of Mississippi.

Harris, George Francis, inventor, was born March 7, I81S. in Chesterfielii. Mass. Ho was one of the earliest railway contractors in thia country, liaving built the Vermont and

Year Book of Cornell University. Harris, Hamilton, lawyer, legislator, waa May 1, 1820, in Treble, H.Y. He was

born

elected to the New York legislature in 1860; and was a memher of tlic whig joint legislative committee of six that was appointed

to frame the platform, and call state conventions of what has since become the republican party. In 1854-57 he was district attorney of Albany county; and state senator in IS7."»-70. TTe is now regent of the New York state university. He died in lUOU in -Mhany, X.Y. Harris, Henry, lawyer, jurist. In 17C.J-6G he was an associate justice of the supreme court of Rliode Island. Harris, Henry S., lawyer, congressman, was bom Feb. 2, 182H, in .Sparta, (ia. He was a member ot the (jeorgia convention in 1801} and in 1^79-70 and 1885-87 he was a repr(>8entative to the forty-third, the fortyfor.r h, forty fifih and forty-ninth oongresses as a democrat. Harris, Henry S., lawyer, congressman, was horn Dec. 27, 18.')0. hi Helvidere. NJ. In 1877 he was appointed prosecutor of pleas for Warren county; and in 1881-83 he waa a rejiresentative from New .Ti r-. y to the forty-seveoth congress as a democrat. He died in 1002 in Belvidere, N.J. Harris, Henry Tudor Brov/nell, naval ofll-

was l>orn .|>ril 5, 1843, in Hartford, Conn. In 181(4 ho was acting assistant paymaster; :iTiil in ISHl ])erame paymaster. In 11MI2 lie became pay director with rank of captain: and sinw 1903 he has been paymiisfer-peneral with rank of rear admiral. Harris, Ira, lawyer, jurist, congressman. United States senator, lecturer, was born .May 31, 1802, in Charleston, N.Y. In 184445 h«« wBs a member of the New York state I'-^i-l.it in < ami was (decfed to the slate senate. In 1847-00 he was judge of the supreme court. In 1861-67 he was United cer.



Stato.s

senator.

He

died I>ec. 8,

1875, in

Albany, N.Y, Harris,

Isham Green,

aoldier, lawyer, con-

pressman. governor. United States senator, was horn Feb. 10. 1818, near TuUahoma. Tenn. He was elected a representative in the Tennessee state legialature in 1847; and