Andrew L. Harris
Andrew Lintner Harris | |
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Governor of Ohio | |
In office June 18, 1906 – January 11, 1909 | |
Preceded by | John M. Pattison |
Succeeded by | Judson Harmon |
23rd and 29th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
In office January 8, 1906 – June 18, 1906 | |
Governor | John M. Pattison |
Preceded by | Warren G. Harding |
Succeeded by | Francis W. Treadway |
In office January 11, 1892 – January 13, 1896 | |
Governor | William McKinley |
Preceded by | William V. Marquis |
Succeeded by | Asa W. Jones |
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 3rd district | |
In office January 1, 1866 – January 5, 1868 | |
Preceded by | Lewis B. Gunckel |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Kenney |
Personal details | |
Born | 75th Ohio Infantry Regiment | November 17, 1835
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Andrew Lintner Harris (also known as The Farmer–Statesman) (November 17, 1835 – September 13, 1915) was one of the heroes of the
Biography
Harris was born in Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio, and was educated in the local schools. After graduating from Miami University in 1860, Harris enlisted as a private in the Union Army. Harris was married at West Florence, Ohio, to Caroline Conger[1] of Preble County, Ohio, on October 17, 1865. They had one son.[2][3]
Career
He quickly rose to the rank of
An attorney, Harris began practicing law in 1865 and then served in the
Honors
Per state law, U.S. 127 between Hamilton and Eaton was renamed the Gov. Andrew L. Harris Bicentennial Roadway. At the Milford Township Bicentennial in 2005, the Gov. Andrew L. Harris Bicentennial Roadway was dedicated by the Governor's relative, James Brodbelt Harris, president of the family reunion association and whose family continues to own an
Death
Harris died of heart trouble on September 13, 1915,[1] and is interred in Mound Hill Union Cemetery, Eaton, Preble County, Ohio US.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Andrew L. Harris". Ohio Fundamental Documents. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ^ Taylor, William Alexander (1909). Centennial history of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio. Vol. 2. Chicago: S J Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 322–324.
- James T. White and Company. 1910. p. 226.
- ISBN 9781626198968.
- ISBN 9780806348230.
External links
- Baumgartner, Richard A., Buckeye Blood: Ohio at Gettysburg. Huntington, West Virginia: Blue Acorn Press, 2003. ISBN 1-885033-29-X.
- Bissland, James "Blood, Tears, and Glory: How Ohioans Won the Civil War." Wilmington, Ohio: Orange Frazer Press, 2007. ISBN 1-933197-05-6.
- The Robert Clarke Company. p. 968.
- Andrew L. Harris at Find a Grave