{"id":244,"date":"2018-07-10T19:34:27","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T00:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=244"},"modified":"2026-02-08T09:47:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T15:47:37","slug":"w-h-harris","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/w-h-harris\/","title":{"rendered":"W. H. Harris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-245\" src=\"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/harris.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/harris.png 278w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/harris-210x300.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>W. H. Harris (Washington County)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>State House:\u00a0<\/strong>1874-1875, 1888-1889<\/p>\n<p><strong>Born:<\/strong> c. 1846 in Virginia<\/p>\n<p>Harris is listed on the 1880 census in Washington County with wife Catherine and three children. He was a farmer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4673\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4673\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/harris.png\" alt=\"Signature of W. H. Harris\" width=\"500\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/harris.png 582w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/harris-300x55.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signature of W. H. Harris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4777\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/charles-caldwell\/petition-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4777\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4777\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/petition-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"Petition to Governor Ames, Feb 12, 1874\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/petition-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/petition-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petition to Governor Ames, Feb 12, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6453\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/james-d-cessar\/20260114_112800\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6453\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-6453\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260114_112800-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Tributes to Charles Sumner, 1874\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260114_112800-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260114_112800-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tributes to Charles Sumner, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4680\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/w-h-harris\/petition2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4680\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4680\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/petition2-150x150.png\" alt=\"Petition to Governor Ames, March 20, 1874\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/petition2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/petition2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petition to Governor Ames, March 20, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4871\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/w-h-harris\/harrisletter\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4871\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4871\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/harrisletter-150x150.png\" alt=\"Request for flood relief, May 22, 1874\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/harrisletter-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/harrisletter-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Request for flood relief, May 22, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5923\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/a-a-rogers\/the_weekly_mississippi_pilot_1875_02_27_page_8\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5923\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5923\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_02_27_Page_8-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Feb 27, 1875\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_02_27_Page_8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_02_27_Page_8-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Feb 27, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5850\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/a-peal\/the_weekly_mississippi_pilot_1875_03_13_page_6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5850\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5850\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_03_13_Page_6-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Weekly Mississippi Pilot, March 13, 1875\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_03_13_Page_6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/The_Weekly_Mississippi_Pilot_1875_03_13_Page_6-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weekly Mississippi Pilot, March 13, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1447\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/w-h-harris\/harris-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1447 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/harris-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/harris-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/harris-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clarion-Ledger, August 8, 1883<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1449\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/w-h-harris\/harris2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1449 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/harris2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/harris2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/harris2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Ledger, July 30, 1887<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>W. H. Harris (Washington County) State House:\u00a01874-1875, 1888-1889 Born: c. 1846 in Virginia Harris is listed on the 1880 census in Washington County with wife Catherine and three children. 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