McCamy Alexander Harris
Full Name: McCamy Alexander HarrisDate of birth: December 1, 1829
Date of death: August 30, 1900
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 13 | Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 | 15th (1) | Democrat | Ripley / Titus | Franklin, Titus |
(1) RIPLEY, TEXAS was in northwestern Titus County. Its post office was established in 1872, and by 1914 it ceased to exist as a named community. A second RIPLEY, TEXAS was formed in 1912 in Titus County and ceased to exist by 1984. Handbook of Texas Online.
Terms of Service top
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House District 13
Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 Legislatures: 15th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Ripley / Titus Counties in district: Franklin, Titus |
(1) RIPLEY, TEXAS was in northwestern Titus County. Its post office was established in 1872, and by 1914 it ceased to exist as a named community. A second RIPLEY, TEXAS was formed in 1912 in Titus County and ceased to exist by 1984. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- Mc. A. Harris. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- McCamy A. Harris biography, pp. 73-74. Born 1828 in Talbot County, GA. Resides in Titus county, "living with his family in the town of Ripley." Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
- Biographical sketch, McCamey Alexander Harris (1829-1900). The Strangest Names in American Political History.
Other Resources
- McCamey A. Harris, Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865. FamilySearch.
- Confederate States Army, Sergeant, Company B, 13th Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, McCamey A. Harris, birth date 12/1/1829, death date 8/20/1900, burial in Green Hill Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Titus County. Find a Grave.
- McCamy A. Harris. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
- Reprint of McCamey A. Harris letter to Hon. G.B. Pickett, Decatur, Tex., Dallas Morning News, 8/21/1899. Texas Confederate Veterans.
Photographs
- Photograph. Mc. A. Harris, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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15th R.S. - 1876
Counties and County Boundaries Private Land Claims Roads, Bridges and Ferries Towns and City Corporations |
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