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Isham Green Harris (February 10, 1818 – July 8, 1897) was an American and Confederate politician who served as the 16th 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.
8 de oct. de 2017 · Harris emerged as the leader of Tennessee's conservative Bourbon Democrats, who championed the rights of the individual states and the existing social order, especially white supremacy. As he built up seniority, Harris became an influential member of the upper chamber during Gilded Age America.
Isham Green Harris (10 de febrero de 1818 - 8 de julio de 1897) fue un político estadounidense que se desempeñó como gobernador de Tennessee de 1857 a 1862 y como senador de los EE. UU. Desde 1877 hasta su muerte. Fue el primer gobernador del estado de West Tennessee.
A Democrat, Harris served in the Senate, 27th Tennessee General Assembly, 1847-49, representing Henry, Obion, and Weakley counties. While still at Paris, in addition to term in the General Assembly, he was a presidential elector in 1848, on the Democratic ticket of Lewis Cass and William O. Butler.
Isham G. Harris. Affiliation: Confederacy Rank: Governor, Senator. Governor and U.S. Senator Isham G. Harris was born near Tullahoma, Franklin County, on February 10, 1818. Harris’s early business ventures included running several merchandise stores, but in 1841 he obtained admission to the Tennessee bar and quickly acquired a reputation for ...
In Isham G. Harris of Tennessee, Sam Davis Elliott offers the first published biography of this overlooked leader, establishing him as the most prominent Tennessean in the Confederacy and a...
Isham Green Harris was governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862 when the Union Army captured Nashville. An advocate for secession, Harris raised 100,000 troops in Tennessee for the Confederacy. Date
