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Robert E. Harris

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Robert E. Harris
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 40th district
In office
1974 – November 29, 1996
Succeeded byJay O'Brien
Personal details
BornDecember 18, 1935
Joplin, Missouri, US
DiedNovember 29, 1996(1996-11-29) (aged 60)
Fairfax, Virginia, US
Political partyRepublican
EducationGeorge Washington University (BA)
USA Nuclear Reactor Engineering School
Military career
ServiceArmy Nuclear Power Program

Robert E. Harris (December 18, 1935 – November 29, 1996) is an American politician who was a Republican in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Biography

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Harris was born to an Episcopalian family on December 18, 1935, in Joplin, Missouri, and later moved to Fairfax, Virginia. He graduated from George Washington University with a BA, and later graduated from the USA Nuclear Reactor Engineering School. He served as a member of the Army Nuclear Power Program for 5.5 years.[1]

Harris began his political career as a Republican in the Virginia House of Delegates in 1974 from Virginia's 8th congressional district after winning the Republican nomination against John F. Herrity.[2] He served until his death in office on November 29, 1996, of leukemia, at the age of 60. He was buried on December 2. Fairfax City Democratic chairman Austin Morrill posthumously accused Harris of misleading Democrats into thinking he was recovering, as he wrote a letter saying he was.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "House History". history.house.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  2. ^ "GOP Del. Robert Harris Enters 8th District Race". The Washington Post. 1978-03-13. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
  3. ^ Baker, Donald P. (1996-12-04). "DEMOCRATIC OFFICIAL ACCUSES DEAD VA. DELEGATE OF DECEPTION". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-04-09.