1. Broughton Harris was a Vermont businessman and political figure.
11 Facts About Broughton Harris
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Broughton Harris was Secretary and Treasurer of Utah Territory, and became one of the Runaway Officials of 1851.
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Broughton Harris was the son of Wilder Harris and Harriet Harris.
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Broughton Harris attended Chesterfield Academy and Kimball Union Academy, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1845.
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Broughton Harris studied law briefly before embarking on a career as a journalist as editor of The Vermont Phoenix and editor and publisher of The Semi-Weekly Eagle, both Whig party newspapers.
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From 1847 to 1850 Broughton Harris was Register of Probate for the Marlboro District.
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Broughton Harris was offered appointment as Secretary and acting Governor of New Mexico Territory, which he declined.
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Broughton Harris became a Republican when the party was founded, and he served in the Vermont Senate from 1860 to 1862.
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Broughton Harris was one of Vermont's Delegates to the Peace Conference of 1861, which unsuccessfully attempted to prevent the start of the American Civil War.
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In 1884 Broughton Harris was a Delegate to the Republican National Convention.
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In 1851 Harris married Sarah Buell Hollister, daughter of New York City businessman Edwin M Hollister.