About Oscar N. Harris
Lived 1939 – 2020 (aged 80). Oscar N. Harris was an American politician.
Oscar Nathan Harris (November 6, 1939 – January 28, 2020) was an American accountant, businessman, and politician who served as a member of the North Carolina Senate from 1998 to 2002.
Early life and education Born in Newton Grove, North Carolina, Harris graduated from Campbell University.
Career Harris served in the United States Marine Corps from 1958 to 1961 and in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1961 to 1966. Harris served as the mayor of Dunn, North Carolina, from 1987 to 1995 and again from 2003 to 2019. He was a member of the North Carolina Senate from 1998 to 2002. Harris was a Democrat. Harris was the campaign treasurer for Governor Bev Perdue. He also ran an accounting firm in Dunn before it merged with another company in 2017.
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Who was Oscar N. Harris?
American politician
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Oscar N. Harris was born on 6 November 1939 in Newton Grove.
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Oscar N. Harris died on 28 January 2020 in Dunn.
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Oscar N. Harris was a politician.
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Oscar N. Harris was American.
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