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Alfred W. Harris

Member From: 1881 - 1888

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  • Birth Date: August 19, 1853 Birth Place:Fairfax County, Virginia
  • Death Date: March 24, 1920
  • Gender: Male Race: African American
  • Spouse: Ida R. Morris (m. December 31, 1884)
  • Children: 6+
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  • Education: Howard University - Law Degree
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  • Additional Info Links: Bio from Encyclopedia Virginia
  • Additional Info: ​Alfred W. Harris, a lawyer and the son of Henry Harris, was born free in Fairfax County in 1854. The family traced ancestors back to those living in Fairfax County in 1776. He attended the public schools in Alexandria, studied law privately with African American attorney George W. Mitchell, and enrolled in and graduated from Howard University in 1881. He began the practice of law in Petersburg in 1882. Alfred Harris owned 12.5 acres of land in Dinwiddie County. He was regarded as one of the ablest debaters in the General Assembly. He represented Dinwiddie County in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1881 to 1888 and served on the City Council of Alexandria. Mr. Harris died in 1920.​
  • Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices: City Council of Alexandria
Session District District Number Party Leadership Committees
1881-1882 Dinwiddie Readjuster Courts of Justice
Courts of Justice Committee
Library Committee
Manufactures and Mechanics Arts
Retrenchment and Economy Committee (Dates Unknown)
1883-1884 Dinwiddie Readjuster Courts of Justice Committee
Library Committee
Manufactures and Mechanics Arts Committee
Retrenchment and Economy Committee
Retrenchment and the Economy
1885-1887 Dinwiddie Readjuster Courts of Justice Committee (Dates Unknown)
Immigration Committee
Library Committee (Dates Unknown)
Manufactures and Mechanics Arts Committee (Dates Unknown)
Privileges and Elections Committee
Retrenchment and Economy Committee (Dates Unknown)
Schools and Colleges Committee
1887-1888 Dinwiddie Readjuster Courts of Justice Committee (Dates Unknown)
Library Committee (Dates Unknown)
Manufactures and Mechanics Arts Committee (Dates Unknown)
Public Property Committee
Retrenchment and Economy Committee (Dates Unknown)
Schools and Colleges Committee

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