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Robert Orr Harris

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Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
13 Jun 1926 (aged 71)
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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U.S. Congressman. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, graduated from Harvard University in 1877, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1879 and practiced law in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives in 1889, district attorney for the southeastern district of Massachusetts, (1891-1901) and associate judge of the superior court of Massachusetts, (1902-11). In 1911, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second Congress, serving until 1913. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was appointed by President Harding U.S. District Attorney of Massachusetts, serving until 1924 and practiced law until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, graduated from Harvard University in 1877, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1879 and practiced law in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives in 1889, district attorney for the southeastern district of Massachusetts, (1891-1901) and associate judge of the superior court of Massachusetts, (1902-11). In 1911, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second Congress, serving until 1913. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was appointed by President Harding U.S. District Attorney of Massachusetts, serving until 1924 and practiced law until his death.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Added: May 28, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7505742/robert_orr-harris: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Orr Harris (8 Nov 1854–13 Jun 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7505742, citing Central Cemetery, East Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.