Thomas W. Harrison

Thomas W. Harrison

Thomas Walter Harrison (August 5, 1856 - May 9, 1935) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, father of Burr Powell Harrison.

Born in Leesburg, Virginia, Harrison attended local academies at Leesburg, Middleburg, and Hanover.He was graduated from the academic and law departments of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1879.He was admitted to the bar in 1879 and commenced practice in Winchester, Virginia.He served as member of the Senate of Virginia during the period 1887-1894.He served as judge of the circuit court for the seventeenth judicial district of Virginia from 1895 until September 1, 1916.He was editor of the Winchester Times.He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1901 and 1902.

Harrison was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Hay.He was reelected to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses and served from November 7, 1916, to March 3, 1921. Presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Sixty-seventh Congress and served from March 4, 1921, to December 15, 1922, when he was succeeded by John Paul, who contested his election.

Harrison was elected to the Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, and Seventieth Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1929).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress. Practiced law in Winchester, Virginia, until his death there on May 9, 1935.He was interred in Mount Hebron Cemetery.

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