US Con Harris, Charles Murray - U.S. Congressman, IL

Charles Murray Harris
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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)
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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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