Benjamin W. Harris

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Benjamin Winslow Harris

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	Oakes Ames
Succeeded by	John D. Long

Born	November 10, 1823 East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
Died	February 7, 1907 East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
Political party	Republican
Profession	Politician, Lawyer, Judge

Benjamin Winslow Harris (November 10, 1823 – February 7, 1907) was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer and judge from Massachusetts. He was the father of Robert Orr Harris.

Born in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Harris pursued an academic course and graduated from Dane Law School of Harvard University in 1849. He was admitted to the bar in Boston, Massachusetts in 1850, commencing practice in East Bridgewater. He served in the Massachusetts Senate in 1857, was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1858, was district attorney for the southeastern district of Massachusetts from 1858 to 1866 and was collector of internal revenue for the second district of Massachusetts from 1866 to 1873.

Harris was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1872, serving from 1873 to 1883, not being a candidate for renomination in 1882. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs from 1881 to 1883. Afterwards, he resumed practicing law in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts and was judge of probate for Plymouth County, Massachusetts from 1887 to 1906. Harris died in East Bridgewater on February 7, 1907 and was interned in Union Cemetery in East Bridgewater.

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Preceded by Oakes Ames	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883	Succeeded by John D. Long