Edward Harris

Judge Edward Harris

Personal

Birthday:

3/5/1763

Birthplace:

Iredell County, NC

Date of Death:

3/28/1813

Place of Death:

Lumberton, NC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New Bern, North Carolina, 1791-
Member, North Carolina House of Commons, 1802-1803, 1807
Trustee, University of North Carolina, 1805-1813
Judge, North Carolina Superior Court, 1811-1813

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1791

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit

President Nominating:

Thomas Jefferson

Party Affiliation of President:

Jeffersonian Republican

Commission Date:

05/03/1802

Termination Date:

07/01/1802

Termination Reason:

Abolition of Court