Nathaniel Edwin Harris
| Nathaniel Edwin Harris | |
|---|---|
Nathaniel E. Harris, circa 1882
|
|
| 61st Governor of Georgia | |
|
In office June 26, 1915 – June 30, 1917 |
|
| Preceded by | John M. Slaton |
| Succeeded by | Hugh M. Dorsey |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
|
In office 1882-1885 |
|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 21, 1846 Jonesboro, Tennessee |
| Died | September 21, 1929 (aged 83) Hampton, Tennessee |
| Resting place | Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Fannie Burke Hattie Gibson Jobe |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Confederate States Army |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Nathaniel Edwin Harris (January 21, 1846 – September 21, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician, and the 61st Governor of Georgia.
Harris was born in Jonesboro, Tennessee, in 1846 and moved to Georgia during the American Civil War to escape Union troops. At the age of sixteen, he joined the infantry of the Confederate States Army and served until the end of the American Civil War eventually becoming an officer in the 16th Virginia Cavalry. After the war, he returned to his family's home in Tennessee; however, they soon moved to Bartow County, Georgia. In 1867, Harris attended the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, was a member of Chi Phi fraternity and the Phi Kappa Literary Society, and graduated in 1870 with a B.A. degree. In 1889, he became a UGA trustee and served on that board until his death.
After graduating college, Harris taught school for two years, studied law, and gained admittance to the state bar. He moved to Macon, Georgia in 1873. He joined with future UGA chancellor Walter Barnard Hill to form the law firm of Hill and Harris. From 1874 to 1882, he also served as the Macon city attorney.
Harris was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1882 as a representative of Bibb County and was reelected through 1885. His campaign platform when running was the establishment of a technological college. As a state representative in 1882, Harris introduced the bill to establish the Georgia Institute of Technology (originally called the Georgia School of Technology until assuming its current name in 1948). That bill was approved by the Georgia General Assembly on October 13, 1885, after failing to pass through the legislature in 1883 and again in 1884. Harris received public support in this matter from Henry W. Grady and John Fletcher Hanson.
...
Wikipedia