"Portrait & Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley Oregon." Chapman Publishing Company, 1903. p. 1482. LAWRENCE T. HARRIS was born in Albany, Linn county, Ore., September 13, 1873. In his native town Lawrence Thomas Harris lived until his tenth birthday, when he removed to Eugene with his parents, receiving a preliminary training in the public schools of the two cities, after which, in 1889, he entered the University of Oregon. Four years later he was graduated from that institution with the degree of A.B. and in 1896 the degree of A.M. was conferred upon him. In the same year he was graduated from the law department with the degree of LL.B., and at once began a practice in Eugene which was successfully continued for four years. In the meantime he had grown in favor with the leaders of the Republican party, of which he is a stanch adherent, and in 1900 he was nominated by that party as one of the representatives from Lane county for the state legislature, and his election followed. While a member of this session he served on various important committees; among them being the committee on elections, of which he was chairman, ways and means committees, and others. At the expiration of his term, 1902, he was renominated and elected by an increased majority of five hundred, and in this session he was elected speaker of the house. Mr. Harris is also very prominent in local affairs, and is a member of the state Republican central committee. Fraternally Mr. Harris affiliates with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, Native Sons, Woodmen of the World, Knights of Pythias and Masons. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2007 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.