Hamilton Harris
Member of the New York State Senate
In office
1876–1879
Constituency13th District
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
1851
Constituency3rd District
Personal details
Born(1820-05-01)May 1, 1820
Preble, New York
DiedDecember 14, 1900(1900-12-14) (aged 80)
Albany, New York
Resting placeAlbany Rural Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLucy Moody Rogers
EducationUnion College
OccupationLawyer, politician
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Hamilton Harris (May 1, 1820 – December 14, 1900) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Hamilton Harris was born in Preble, New York on May 1, 1820.[1] He graduated from Union College in 1841. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1845, and practiced in Albany.[2] He married Lucy Moody Rogers (1829–1898).

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Albany Co., 3rd D.) in 1851; and District Attorney of Albany County from 1854 to 1856.[3]

He was a member of the New York State Republican Committee from 1864 to 1870; and a member of the Board of Capitol Commissioners from 1865 to 1875.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (13th D.) from 1876 to 1879, sitting in the 99th, 100th, 101st and 102nd New York State Legislatures.

In 1885, he was elected a Regent of the University of the State of New York.[4]

He died in Albany on December 14, 1900, and was buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. I. James T. White & Company. 1893. p. 414. Retrieved April 21, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "Death List of a Day: Hamilton Harris" (PDF). The New York Times. Albany. December 16, 1900. p. 7. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ Hutchins, Stephen C. (1870). The New York Civil List. Weed, Parsons & Company. pp. 470, 540. Retrieved April 21, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "The New Regents" (PDF). The New York Times. March 11, 1885. p. 2. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
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