Eugene L. Harris

Eugene L. Harris

Full Name: Eugene L. Harris
Date of birth: December 1, 1886
Date of death: August 27, 1954

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 119 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   Culberson, El Paso

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House District 119
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: El Paso / El Paso
Counties in district: Culberson, El Paso

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Photo and biographical sketch, "Young Lawyer as a Maker of Laws: El Paso's Representative the Youngest Who Ever Served the County," El Paso Herald, 1/24/1914, p. 7. Birth date 12/1/1886, son of "pioneering El Pasoans" William J. and Emilie Harris, attorney. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.

Other Resources

  • Eugene L. Harris, birth date 12/1/1886, death date 8/27/1954, burial in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County. Find a Grave.
  • "Harris Rites in Chapel at 10 AM Today," Monday, 8/30/1954, section 1, page 9, and obituaries: Saturday, 8/28/1954, Sunday, 8/29/1954 and Monday, 8/30/1954. Death date Friday, 8/27/1954 at 8:20 PM. Houston Post.
  • 33rd Legislature (1913) - Eugene L. Harris, postoffice El Paso, nativity Texas, age 26, lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

33rd R.S. - 1913
Congressional Districts  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Mines and Mining (Vice Chair) 
Municipal Corporations  
Stock and Stock Raising  
Visit State University, Special  

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