Life span: 12/13/1805 to 04/04/1895TabsLife SummaryFull name: Benjamin Gwinn HarrisPlace of Birth: Leonardtown, MDBurial Place: Leonardtown, MDBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateFamily: Joseph Harris (father), Susannah Reeder Harris (mother), Martha Elizabeth (wife)Education: YaleOccupation: Attorney or JudgeRelation to Slavery: SlaveholderPolitical Parties: DemocraticGovernment: US House of RepresentativesState legislature Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/09/1864 04/09/1864 In Congress, Representative Harris of Maryland is immediately censured for disloyal comments in debate Major TopicsThirty-Eighth Congress of the United StatesCivil Liberties Documents Images Benjamin Gwinn Harris, Brady image Benjamin Gwinn Harris, Brady image, detail Bibliography
