Thomas K. Harris

Thomas K. Harris (†  March 18, 1816 in Sparta , Tennessee ) was an American politician . Between 1813 and 1815 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Both the date and place of birth of Thomas Harris are unknown. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he practiced his new profession in Sparta and McMinnville . He was also the curator of the Priestly Academy in Sparta. Politically, he joined the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . Harris served in the Tennessee Senate between 1809 and 1811 .

In the state-wide held congressional elections of 1812 he was elected for the then newly created fifth seat of the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1813. Until March 3, 1815, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . This was shaped by the events of the British-American War .

Thomas Harris died on March 18, 1816 in a duel with Colonel John W. Simpson on the old country road between Sparta and McMinnville.

Web links

• Thomas K. Harris in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)