Isham G. Harris

Isham G. Harris

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Isham Green Harris (February 10, 1818 – July 8, 1897) was an American politician who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862, and as a U.S. Senator from 1877 until his death. He was the state's first governor from West Tennessee. A pivotal figure in the state's history, Harris was considered by his contemporaries the person most responsible for leading Tennessee out of the Union and aligning it with the Confederacy during the Civil War.

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Isham G. Harris was born on Tuesday, 10 February 1818 in Franklin County, Tennessee. They were best known as a politician. They died on Thursday, 8 July 1897 in Washington, D.C. at the age of 79. They are buried at Elmwood Cemetery Memphis, Tennessee. Politically, they were affiliated with the Democratic Party (USA). Their zodiac star sign were Aquarius.

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