Caledonia

HARRIS, John Edward

Men of Vermont: Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters & Sons of 
Vermont. Ullery. Brattleboro: Transcript Publishing Company, 1894, pp 183-184 
(portrait p 183)

1st Biography of John Edward HARRIS

John Edward HARRIS, of Hardwick [Caledonia County, Vermont], was born 27 July 
1858 in Danville [Caledonia County, Vermont], son of Erasmus B. and Caroline 
(BROWN) HARRIS. In 1874 he removed to Montpelier [Washington County, 
Vermont] and read law in the office of Merssrs. RANDALL & DURANT. At the 
completion of his course of study he was admitted practice at the September 
term of the Washington County court in 1879. For two years he followed his 
profession in Montpelier and Danville, then he purchased the St. Johnsbury 
"Index," now the "Republican," which he sold in 1885 [missing comma?] and 
moved to Burlington, where he bought a half interest in the "Burlington 
Clipper." This he parted with in 1889, when he transferred his business to 
Hardwick, establishing the "Hardwick Gazette," of which paper and the 
accompanying job office he is now proprietor. Is an absolute independent in 
his political course; has always conducted the newspapers with which he has 
been connected on liberal principles, subject to no party control. Has done 
special journalistic work on the "Boston Globe," the "Washington Post," 
"Chicago News," and "Springfield Republican." Episcopalian. Member of the 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having held all the offices but the first 
in Caledonia Lodge of St. Johnsbury. In 1879 he [John Edward HARRIS] married 
Carrie, daughter of N. K. and Susan (MOODY) BROWN, of Burlington [Chittenden 
County, Vermont]; she died 20 June 1892, leaving three children: Charles B., 
Frances N., and Edward J.



2nd Biography of John Edward HARRIS

Encyclopedia Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches 
of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other States. 
Dodge. Burlington: Ullery Publishing Company, 1912, p 213

John Edward HARRIS, journalist; Danville [Caledonia County, Vermont], was 
born 27 July 1858 at Cabot [Washington County, Vermont], son of Erasmus B. 
and Caroline (BROWN) HARRIS. Educated at common schools and academy. Read 
law; admitted to the county and supreme court bars of Vermont in September 
1879 at Montpelier; practiced law for two years at Danville. Purchased the 
weekly "Index," now the "Republican," at St. Johnsbury [Caledonia County]; 
since then and up to the present time has been constantly connected with 
various Vermont newspapers; founded the "Gazette" at Hardwick [Caledonia 
County] and the "Messenger" at Morrisville [Lamoille County], and has been 
connected with various others; is and has been for ten years Washington 
correspondent for several Vermont daily and weekly papers during the sessions 
of Congress; at present a member of the editorial staff of the Worcester 
(Massachusetts) "Evening Post."

Republican; secretary to the late U. S. Senator Jonathan ROSS during his term 
of office; is now and has been for fifteen years an employee of the U. S. 
Senate. During the summer of 1910 traveled through Europe from 
Constantinople to Paris as special inspector of immigration under authority 
of the American Immigration Commission. Member of American and European 
sections of the Theosophical Society, and an Odd Fellow. He has been three 
times married. John Edward HARRIS married, first, [Miss?] Carrie BROWN of 
Burlington [Chittenden County, Vermont]; married second to [Miss?] Addie 
SOULD, of Portland [Cumberland County], Maine; and married third to [Miss] 
Eva COBB, of Atlanta [Fulton County], Georgia. There were three children by 
first wife [Carrie], of whom only one is now living, Mrs. Frances PACHE of 
Danville [Caledonia County, Vermont]; one child by [Eva] his present wife, 
John Carroll HARRIS, born 12 January 1910 in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Eva 
(COBB) HARRIS is a daughter of Richard V. COBB of Atlanta, Georgia, late a 
colonel in the Confederate service, and on her mother's side she is a great 
great niece of Bettie LEWIS, only sister of George WASHINGTON.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly