Emory S. Harris
{{Short description|U.S. Marshal for Vermont}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Emory S. Harris
|image = Emory S. Harris (US Marshal for Vermont).jpg
|caption = The Vermonter magazine, August 1900
|office1 = Chairman of the Vermont Democratic Party
|term_start1 = June 14, 1900
|term_end1 = July 29, 1914
|predecessor1 = John H. Senter
|successor1 = Fred C. Brown
|office2 = Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Bennington
|term_start2 = October 5, 1898
|term_end2 = October 2, 1900
|predecessor2 = Charles H. Darling
|successor2 = Charles N. Powers
|office3 = United States Marshal for the District of Vermont
|term_start3 = June 9, 1894
|term_end3 = June 13, 1898
|predecessor3 = Rollin Amsden
|successor3 = Fred A. Field
|birth_date = {{birth date|1858|03|24}}
|birth_place = Hoosick, New York, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1926|12|17|1858|03|24}}
|death_place = Bennington, Vermont, U.S.
|restingplace = Old Bennington Cemetery,
Bennington, Vermont
|party = Democratic
|spouse = Addie S. Warren (m. 1881-1926, his death)
|education = Troy (New York) Business College
|occupation = Farmer
Businessman
Government official
}}
Emory S. Harris (March 24, 1858 - December 17, 1926) was a Vermont public official. A Democrat, among the offices in which he served were member of the Vermont House of Representatives (1898-1900) and United States Marshal for Vermont (1894-1898).
Biography
Emory Stearns Harris was born in Hoosick, New York on March 24, 1858, a son of Ebenezer Stearns Harris (1834-1880) and Elizabeth B. (Rudd) Harris (1825-1902).{{sfn|Aldrich}} Harris moved to Bennington, Vermont in 1876.{{sfn|Aldrich}} He was a graduate of North Bennington High School and graduated from Troy (New York) Business College in 1877.{{sfn|Dodge}}{{sfn|"Emory S. Harris Dies"}}
Harris was active in a variety of enterprises, including owning and operating a farm.{{sfn|Dodge}} His other ventures included undertaker, furniture sales, cigar store owner, and insurance agent.{{sfn|Dodge}} His professional and civic memberships included the Odd Fellows, Elks, Improved Order of Red Men, Bennington Board of Trade, and Bennington County Fish and Game Club.{{sfn|Dodge}}{{sfn|"Emory S. Harris Dies"}}
A Democrat, Harris was chairman of the Vermont Democratic Party from 1900 to 1914.{{sfn|Dodge}}{{sfn|"Emory S. Harris Dies"}} He served in several local offices including town lister, justice of the peace and member of the board of selectmen, and president of the village board of trustees.{{sfn|Aldrich}}{{sfn|Dodge}} A Democrat in an era when the Republican Party dominated Vermont politics, Harris was an unsuccessful candidate for several offices, including judge of probate (1888) and lieutenant governor (1900).{{sfn|"The Democratic County Convention"}}{{sfn|"Vermont News: Stickney's Plurality"}}
From 1885 to 1889, Harris was Deputy U.S. Marshal for Vermont, serving under Marshal John Robinson.{{sfn|"Emory S. Harris of Bennington is Dead"}} In 1894, Harris was appointed United States Marshal for Vermont, succeeding Rollin Amsden.{{sfn|Dodge}} He served until 1898, and was succeeded by Fred A. Field.{{sfn|Dodge}} From 1898 to 1900, Harris represented Bennington in the Vermont House of Representatives.{{sfn|Dodge}}
After serving as US Marshal, Harris owned and operated the Green Mountain Detective Agency, a private investigative service.{{sfn|"Emory S. Harris Dies"}} He served as Bennington's postmaster from 1914 to 1923.{{sfn|"Emory S. Harris Dies"}}
Death and burial
Harris died in Bennington on December 17, 1926.{{sfn|"Emory S. Harris of Bennington is Dead"}} He was buried at Bennington Old Cemetery in Bennington.{{sfn|Cassano}}
Family
In 1881, Harris married Addie S. Warren (1862-1937).{{sfn|Aldrich}} They were married until his death and had no children.{{sfn|"Emory S. Harris of Bennington is Dead"}}
References
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Sources
=Books=
- {{cite book |last=Aldrich |first=Lewis Cass |date=1889 |title=History of Bennington County, Vt |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TyY_AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA568 |location=Syracuse, NY |publisher=D. Mason & Co. |page=568 |via=Google Books |ref={{sfnRef|Aldrich}}}}
- {{cite book |last=Dodge |first=Prentiss Cutler |date=1912 |title=Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tt2_3hTQxFMC&pg=PA213 |location=Burlington, VT |publisher=Ullery Publishing Company |page=213 |via=Google Books |ref={{sfnRef|Dodge}}}}
=Newspapers=
- {{cite news |date=August 16, 1888 |title=The Democratic County Convention |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48761563/democratic-county-convention/ |work=Bennington Banner |location=Bennington, VT |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"The Democratic County Convention"}}}}
- {{cite news |date=October 5, 1900 |title=Vermont News: Stickney's Plurality |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48761872/stickneys-plurality/ |work=Vermont Phoenix |location=Brattleboro, VT |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Vermont News: Stickney's Plurality"}}}}
- {{cite news |date=December 17, 1926 |title=Emory S. Harris Dies Following Long Illness |work=Bennington Banner |location=Bennington, VT |pages=1, 8 |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Emory S. Harris Dies"}}}}
- {{cite news |date=December 18, 1926 |title=Emory S. Harris of Bennington is Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48756125/obituary-for-emory-s-harris-aged-7/ |work=Rutland Herald |location=Rutland, VT |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{sfnRef|"Emory S. Harris of Bennington is Dead"}}}}
=Internet=
- {{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com |title=Bennington, Vermont Cemetery Inscriptions, Entry for Emory S. Harris |last=Cassano |first=Lynne M. |date= 1999 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com, LLC |location=Lehi, UT |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 15, 2020 |ref={{sfnRef|Cassano}}}}
External links
- {{Find a Grave|38257592}}
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Category:Law enforcement officials from Vermont
Category:People from Hoosick, New York
Category:Politicians from Bennington, Vermont
Category:Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Category:United States Marshals
Category:19th-century members of the Vermont General Assembly