John S. Harris

John S. Harris, American surveyor and politician (died 1906)

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Born: December 18, 1825
Died: January 25, 1906
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1825

About John S. Harris

John Spafford Harris (December 18, 1825 – January 25, 1906) was an American politician for the state of Louisiana and member of the Republican Party. Born to a farm family in Truxton, New York, Harris was a delegate to the Louisiana state constitutional convention in 1868. He was a member of Louisiana State Senate in 1868 and the first Republican U.S. Senator from Louisiana, serving from 1868 to 1871. Harris was buried at Forestvale Cemetery in Helena, Montana.

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The world when John S. Harris was born

John S. Harris was born in 1825. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineErie Canal opens — transforms US commerce
Technology milestoneFirst public railway (Stockton & Darlington, England)
World population~1.05B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJohn Quincy Adams
U.S. population11.0M

1825 versus 2026

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Measure	1825	2026
Population	11.0M	341 million

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