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Elisha Harris | |
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![]() Official State House portrait by James Sullivan Lincoln | |
20th Governor of Rhode Island | |
In office May 4, 1847 – May 1, 1849 | |
Lieutenant Governor | Edward W. Lawton |
Preceded by | Byron Diman |
Succeeded by | Henry B. Anthony |
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island | |
In office May 6, 1846 – May 4, 1847 | |
Governor | Byron Diman |
Preceded by | Byron Diman |
Succeeded by | Edward W. Lawton |
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
Personal details | |
Born | Cranston, Rhode Island | September 8, 1791
Died | February 1, 1861 Coventry, Rhode Island | (aged 69)
Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery in Coventry, Rhode Island |
Political party | Whig, Republican |
Profession | Mill Owner, Banker |
Elisha Harris (September 8, 1791 – February 1, 1861) of Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, was Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 1846–47 serving under Governor Byron Diman and the 20th Governor of Rhode Island 1847–49.