HARRIS, John Thomas, lawyer, born in Albemarle county, Virginia, 8 May, 1825. He received an academic education, studied law, and in 1847 began practice at Harrisonburg, Rockingham co. He was United States attorney in 1852-'9, a presidential elector in 1856, and was then elected a representative in congress, as a Democrat, serving in 1859-'61. He was a member of the legislature of Virginia from 1863 till 1865, and was judge of the 12th judicial circuit of Virginia from 1866 till 1869. He was then re-elected to congress, and served from 1871 till 1881. He declined a unanimous renomination in 1880, and resumed the practice of his profession He was chairman of the State Democratic convention in 1884, and a delegate to the Chicago National Democratic convention of that year.--His brother, William Anderson, educator, born in Augusta county, Virginia, 16 July, 1827, was graduated at the Virginia military institute in 1851, and practised law for some time in Virginia. He has been president of Sparta institute, Georgia, of Lagrange female college, Georgia, of Martha Washington college, Virginia, and in 1866 became president of the Wesleyan female college, Staunton, Virginia, where he still remains (1887). In 1875 Randolph-Macon college, Virginia, conferred upon him the degree of D. D.