Thomas Alexander Harris | |
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Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives | |
In office 1885–1886 | |
Member of the First Confederate Congress | |
In office 1861–1864 | |
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives | |
In office 1860–1861 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1826 Warren County, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | April 9, 1895 Pewee Valley, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 68–69)
Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Missouri State Guard (Confederate) |
Years of service | 1848 (USA) 1861 |
Rank | Second Lieutenant (USA) Brigadier General (Missouri militia, CSA) |
Battles/wars | |
Other work | Life insurance sales Newspaperman Assistant Secretary of State of Kentucky |
Thomas Alexander Harris (1826 – April 9, 1895) was a United States Army officer at the end of the Mexican–American War and a Missouri State Guard (Confederate) brigadier general during the early months of the American Civil War (Civil War). He then became a prominent Confederate politician, serving in the First Confederate Congress from 1861 to 1864. Among other occupations, he was a Missouri State Representative before the Civil War and a Kentucky State Representative in 1885–1886.