Charles Murray Harris
Born: April 10, 1821
Birthplace: Munfordville, Kentucky
Father: James P. Harris 1783 – 1866
Mother: Rhoda Farmer 1788 – 1873
1st Wife: Mary Margaret Jack 1828 – 1850
(Buried: New Boston Cemetery, New Boston, Illinois)
2nd Wife: Luna Cornelia Hopper 1834 – 1857
(Buried: Oquawka Cemetery, Oquawka, Illinois)
Children:
Judge Charles William Harris 1850 – 1935
(Buried: Bandera Cemetery, Bandera, Texas)
Mary Jessie Harris 1855 – 1856
(Buried: Oquawka Cemetery, Oquawka, Illinois)
William P. Harris 1863 – 1921
(Buried: Oquawka Cemetery, Oquawka, Illinois)
Political Party: Democratic Political Party
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Oquawka, Illinois
Civil War Career:
Attorney in Oquawka, Illinois
1863 – 1865: United States Congressman from Illinois
1863 – 1865: Known to have been on intimate terms with President.
1863 – 1865: Member of House War Department Expenditures Committee
1863 – 1865: Member of House Public Expenditures Committee
1864: Unsuccessful Candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress.
1865: Voted against the 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
1863 – 1865: Missed 271 of 600 Roll Call Votes in Congress.
1865: Grieved by the Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1868: Attorney in Oquawka, Illinois
1868 – 1880: Attorney in Chicago, Illinois
Died: September 20, 1896
Place of Death: Chicago, Illinois
Age at time of Death: 75 years old
Burial Place: Oquawka Cemetery, Oquawka, Illinois
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