Age | 79 (age at death) |
Birthday | 10 February, 1818 |
Birthplace | Franklin County, Tennessee |
Died | 8 July, 1897 |
Place of Death | Washington, D.C. |
Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
Occupation | Politician |
Isham Green Harris (February 10, 1818 – July 8, 1897) was an American politician who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1857 to 1862, and as a U.S. Senator from 1877 until his death. He was the state's first governor from West Tennessee. A pivotal figure in the state's history, Harris was considered by his contemporaries the person most responsible for leading Tennessee out of the Union and aligning it with the Confederacy during the Civil War.