W. H. Harris (Washington County)
State House: 1874-1875, 1888-1889
Born: c. 1846 in Virginia
Harris is listed on the 1880 census in Washington County with wife Catherine and three children. He was a farmer.
![Signature of W. H. Harris](https://much-ado.net/legislators/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/harris.png)
![Petition to Governor Ames, Feb 12, 1874](https://much-ado.net/legislators/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/petition-1-150x150.png)
![Petition to Governor Ames, March 20, 1874](https://much-ado.net/legislators/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/petition2-150x150.png)
![Request for flood relief, May 22, 1874](https://much-ado.net/legislators/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/harrisletter-150x150.png)
![](https://much-ado.net/legislators/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/harris-1-150x150.png)
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The First Black Legislators in Mississippi
State House: 1874-1875, 1888-1889
Born: c. 1846 in Virginia
Harris is listed on the 1880 census in Washington County with wife Catherine and three children. He was a farmer.