John S. Harris

John Spafford Harris (December 18, 1825 – January 25, 1906) an American politician for the state of Louisiana and member of the Republican Party. Born 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 1868-1871. Harris was buried at Forestvale Cemetery in Helena, Montana.

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Congressional Directory

U.S. Senate
Preceded by Judah P. Benjamin⁽¹⁾	U.S. senator (Class 2) from Louisiana 1868–1871 Served alongside: William P. Kellogg	Succeeded by Joseph R. West
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1. Because of Louisiana's secession from the Union, the Senate seat was vacant from 1861-1868 when Judah P. Benjamin withdrew from the Senate.

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Class 2	Destréhan Posey Brown Claiborne Johnson Bouligny Livingston Waggaman Nicholas Barrow Soulé Downs Benjamin Harris West Kellogg Gibson Caffery Foster Ransdell H. Long R. M. Long Ellender Edwards B. Johnston Landrieu Cassidy
Class 3	Magruder Fromentin Brown J. S. Johnston Porter Mouton Conrad Porter Johnson Soulé Slidell Kellogg Eustis Jonas Eustis White Blanchard McEnery Thornton R. Broussard Guion Gay E. Broussard Overton Feazel R. B. Long Breaux Vitter Kennedy