44th Governor of Ohio
Andrew Lintner Harris
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In office
June 18, 1906 ? January 11, 1909
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Preceded by
| John M. Pattison
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Succeeded by
| Judson Harmon
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In office
January 8, 1906 ? June 18, 1906
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Governor
| John M. Pattison
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Preceded by
| Warren G. Harding
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Succeeded by
| Francis W. Treadway
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In office
January 11, 1892 ? January 13, 1896
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Governor
| William McKinley
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Preceded by
| William V. Marquis
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Succeeded by
| Asa W. Jones
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In office
January 1, 1866 ? January 5, 1868
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Preceded by
| Lewis B. Gunckel
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Succeeded by
| Jonathan Kenney
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Born
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1835-11-17
)
November 17, 1835
Milford Township
,
Ohio
, U.S.
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Died
| September 13, 1915
(1915-09-13)
(aged 79)
Eaton
,
Ohio
, U.S.
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Resting place
| Mound Hill Cemetery,
Eaton, Ohio
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Political party
| Republican
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Spouse
| Caroline Conger
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Children
| 1
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Allegiance
| United States of America
Union
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Branch/service
| United States Army
Union Army
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Rank
| Colonel
Bvt.
Brigadier General
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Commands
| 75th Ohio Infantry Regiment
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Battles/wars
| American Civil War
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Andrew Lintner Harris
(also known as
The Farmer?Statesman
) (November 17, 1835 ? September 13, 1915) was one of the heroes of the
Battle of Gettysburg
during the
American Civil War
and served as the 44th
governor of Ohio
.
Biography
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Harris was born in
Milford Township, Butler County, Ohio
, and was educated in the local schools. After graduating from
Miami University
in 1860, Harris enlisted as a private in the
Union Army
. Harris was married at
West Florence, Ohio
, to Caroline Conger
[1]
of
Preble County, Ohio
, on October 17, 1865. They had one son.
[2]
[3]
Career
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He quickly rose to the rank of
colonel
of the
75th Ohio
Infantry, seeing action in many of the
Army of the Potomac
's engagements. At Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, he led his men in a successful withdrawal through the hotly contested streets to
Cemetery Hill
, where they entrenched on the northeastern slope. Assuming command of a
brigade
, Harris played a key role in delaying repeated attacks the next day by
Harry T. Hays
's famed
Louisiana Tigers
, helping secure the critical hill for
George G. Meade
. Harris continued to lead troops through the war, although he suffered an embarrassing defeat in August 1864 at the
Battle of Gainesville
in
Florida
. When the war ended he was
brevetted
a brigadier general of volunteers.
An attorney, Harris began practicing law in 1865 and then served in the
Ohio State Senate
from 1866 to 1870 and as
Preble County
Probate Judge from 1875 to 1882. Harris served as the 23rd and 29th
lieutenant governor of Ohio
having been elected in 1891 and 1893 as the running mate of
William McKinley
, and again in 1905, when Democrat
John M. Pattison
was elected governor. An early temperance activist and
Republican
politician, Harris succeeded Pattison (upon the latter's death in June 1906) as governor, serving from 1906 to 1909. He was nominated in 1908, but lost narrowly to
Judson Harmon
in the gubernatorial election. While in office, Harris signed legislation banning corporate political donations. Harris also served on the U.S. Industrial Commission on Trusts under President McKinley. His official residence was at the
Hartman Hotel
in Downtown Columbus.
[4]
Honors
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Per state law, U.S. 127 between Hamilton and Eaton was renamed the Gov. Andrew L. Harris Bicentennial Roadway. At the Milford Township Bicentennial in 2005, the Gov. Andrew L. Harris Bicentennial Roadway was dedicated by the Governor's relative, James Brodbelt Harris, president of the family reunion association and whose family continues to own an
Ohio Century Farm
in the township.
Death
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Harris died of heart trouble on September 13, 1915,
[1]
and is interred in Mound Hill Union Cemetery, Eaton, Preble County, Ohio US.
[5]
References
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External links
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- Baumgartner, Richard A.,
Buckeye Blood: Ohio at Gettysburg.
Huntington, West Virginia: Blue Acorn Press, 2003.
ISBN
1-885033-29-X
.
- Bissland, James "Blood, Tears, and Glory: How Ohioans Won the Civil War." Wilmington, Ohio: Orange Frazer Press, 2007.
ISBN
1-933197-05-6
.
- Reid, Whitelaw
(1868).
"Andrew L. Harris"
.
Ohio in the War Her Statesmen Generals and Soldiers
. Vol. 1. Cincinnati:
The Robert Clarke Company
. p. 968.
- Andrew L. Harris
at
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