Ira Harris
Born: May 31, 1802
Birthplace: Charleston, New York
Father: Frederick Waterman Harris 1780 – 1851
(Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York)
Mother: Lucy Hamilton 1781 – 1865
(Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York)
1st Wife: Clarissa T. Porter 1801 – 1830
(Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York)
2nd Wife: Louisa Tubbs 1809 – 1845
(Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York)
3rd Wife: Pauline Pinney Rathbone 1809 – 1894
(Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York)
Children:
Frederick B. Harris 1830 – 1830
(Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York)
Clara Hamilton Harris Rathbone 1834 – 1883
(Buried: Stadfriehof Engesohde, Hanover, Germany)
Amanda Judson Harris Miller 1836 – 1902
(Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio)
Lt. Colonel William Hamilton Harris 1838 – 1895
(Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York)
Louise Hannah Harris 1840 – 1903
(Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York)
Pauline Harris 1850 – 1922
(Buried: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York)
Political Party: Whig Party and Republican Party
Education:
1824: Graduated from Union College
Occupation before War:
1827 – 1847: Attorney in Albany, New York
1845 – 1846: Member of New York State Assembly
1846: Delegate to New York State Constitutional Convention
1847: New York State Senator
1847 – 1859: Justice of New York State Supreme Court
Lecturer at Albany Law School
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1867: United States Senator from New York
1861 – 1867: Member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee
1864: Voted in favor of the 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution.
1865 – 1867: Member of Senate Public Lands Committee
Occupation after War:
1867: Delegate to New York State Constitutional Convention
1867 – 1875: Law Professor at Albany Law School
Died: December 2, 1875
Place of Death: Albany, New York
Age at time of Death: 73 years old
Burial Place: Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, New York
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