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Alfred W. Harris
Member From: 1881 - 1888
- 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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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 |
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| 1881-1882 | Dinwiddie | Readjuster | Courts of Justice
Courts of Justice Committee Library Committee Manufactures and Mechanics Arts Retrenchment and Economy Committee (Dates Unknown) |
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| 1883-1884 | Dinwiddie | Readjuster | Courts of Justice Committee
Library Committee Manufactures and Mechanics Arts Committee Retrenchment and Economy Committee Retrenchment and the Economy |
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| 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 |
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| 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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