Wiley P. Harris

Wiley P. Harris (born Wiley Pope Harris; November 9, 1818 – December 3, 1891) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.

Wiley P. Harris
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 4th district
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	Albert G. Brown
Succeeded by	William Augustus Lake
Personal details
Born	William Augustus Lake (1818-11-09)November 9, 1818 Pike County, Mississippi
Died	November 9, 1891(1891-11-09) (aged 73) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party	Democratic Party (United States)
Education	University of Virginia Transylvania University

Biography

Born on November 9, 1818, in Pike County, Mississippi, Harris attended the common schools and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He was graduated from the law department of Transylvania College, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1840.^[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1840 and commenced practice in Gallatin, Mississippi. He was Circuit judge of the second district from 1844 to 1850 and served as member of the State constitutional conventions in 1850, 1861, and 1890.

Harris was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1854. He resumed the practice of law in Jackson, Mississippi. He served as member of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States in 1861.^[2] He continued the practice of law in Jackson, and died there on December 3, 1891. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.