Harrison E. Havens

Harrison E. Havens

Harrison Eugene Havens (born December 15, 1837 in Franklin County , Ohio , †  August 16, 1916 in Havana , Cuba ) was an American politician . Between 1871 and 1873 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Harrison Havens attended public schools in his home country. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. During the civil war he was a captain in the Union army . About Illinois and Iowa Havens came in 1867 to Springfield , Missouri, where he published the newspaper "Springfield Patriot".

Politically, Havens became a member of the Republican Party . In the congressional election of 1870 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Sempronius H. Boyd on March 4, 1871 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1875 . From 1873 he represented the sixth district of his state as the successor to Abram Comingo . Also from 1873 Havens was chairman of the committee for public expenditure. In 1874 he was not confirmed; In 1878, a candidate for the Missouri Senate also failed .

In 1881 Havens was a superintendent board member of the Springfield & Western Missouri Railway Co. He then practiced in Springfield again as a lawyer. He was a district attorney in 1893 and 1894. He then moved to Enid , Oklahoma Territory , where he worked in the newspaper business between 1901 and 1906. He then moved to Herradura , Cuba, where he worked as a planter . Harrison Havens died on August 16, 1916 in Havana, where he had since moved for health reasons.

Web links

• Harrison E. Havens in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)