About Alexander L. Harris
Lived 1820 – 1898 (aged 77). Alexander L. Harris was an American politician.
Alexander L. Harris (October 9, 1820 – August 27, 1898) was an American politician. A Democrat, he was mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1866 to 1867, and from 1868 to 1869.
Biography Harris was born in either Tennessee or Kentucky. He operated a saloon near the Missouri River levee and was councilman from the first ward in 1861–1862.
He was elected mayor in 1866, failed re-election in 1867, and was elected again in 1868.
In 1870 was a deputy sheriff for Jackson County, Missouri, and became a county commissioner (called county judge) in 1871.
He was buried at Union Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Who was Alexander L. Harris?
American politician (1820–1898)
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Alexander L. Harris was born on 9 October 1820 in Tennessee.
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Alexander L. Harris died on 27 August 1898.
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Alexander L. Harris was a politician.
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Alexander L. Harris was American.
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