Robert O. Harris

Robert Orr Harris (November 8, 1854 – June 13, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, son of Benjamin Winslow Harris.

Robert Orr Harris
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 14th district
In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by	Eugene Foss
Succeeded by	Edward Gilmore
United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
In office 1921–1924
Preceded by	Daniel J. Gallagher
Succeeded by	Harold P. Williams
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1889
Personal details
Born	November 8, 1854 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	June 13, 1926 (aged 71) Brockton, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Harvard University
Profession	Lawyer

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Harris attended the common schools and Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire. He graduated from Harvard in 1877. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1879 and practiced in Boston and Brockton, Massachusetts from 1879 to 1902. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1889. He served as district attorney for the southeastern district of Massachusetts 1891-1901. He served as associate judge of the superior court of Massachusetts from June 4, 1902, to March 1, 1911.

Harris was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-second Congress (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1912. He resumed the practice of law. He was appointed United States district attorney for the Massachusetts district by President Harding in 1921 and served until removed by President Coolidge in December 1924. He died in Brockton, Massachusetts, June 13, 1926. He was interred in Central Cemetery, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

References

• United States Congress. "Robert O. Harris (id: H000251)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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