Jeptha Vining Harris | |
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Born | April 27, 1782 Wilkes County, Georgia |
Died | 1856 (Aged 73/74) Marietta, Georgia |
Buried | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | Georgia militia |
Years of service | 1812-1845 |
Rank | Major General |
Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
Other work | Lawyer, University of Georgia trustee, State Representative, State Senator |
Jeptha Vining Harris (April 27, 1782 – 1856) was a brigadier general in the Georgia militia during the War of 1812. He was a lawyer and wealthy plantation owner, who served in the Georgia General Assembly as both a representative and senator. Harris was also a trustee of the University of Georgia from 1832 to 1856. He was the father of Jeptha Vining Harris (Mississippi general), a Mississippi (Confederate) brigadier general during the American Civil War (Civil War). He was the grandfather of Dr. Jeptha Vining Harris, who served as a doctor with the Confederate States Army and was a doctor, customs collector and school superintendent in Key West, Florida after the Civil War.