Horace Harrison, from Tennessee Unionist to Republican Congressman
Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I praise Horace Harrison, born near Nashville, August 7th 1829. Government posts included state senate clerk. During the Civil War, he remained loyal to the Union and opposed slavery. President Lincoln appointed him U.S. Attorney for Middle Tennessee. Union restored, Harrison served on the state supreme court. President Grant re-appointed him U.S. Attorney. Winning a congressional term, he voted for the 1875 Civil Rights Act. Harrison lost for re-election to a Democrat former Confederate. He was delegate to the 1880 Republican National Convention and won for the state house. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more information, see www.grandoldpartisan.com . Here...