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of Georgia. Gov. Jackson appointed him Judge of the East- 

 ern Circuit, without consulting him ; Mr. Harris, however, 

 anxious as he was to gratify his friend, decUned the appoint- 

 ment, from a belief that the discharge of its duties would fre- 

 quently call him from the enjoyment of the domestic circle, to 

 which he was remarkably devoted. 



A year or two afterwards, whilst he was still a young man, 

 he was elected by the Legislature of Georgia, Judge of the 

 Eastern Circuit, without his solicitation or that of his friends, 

 but he would not consent to take the appointment. When 

 the retirement of Mr. Milledge from the Senate of the United 

 States rendered it necessai'y to fill the vacancy, although there 

 were many aspirants to this distinguished office, the Legislature 

 and both parties (Crawford and Clarke) united in the selec- 

 tion of Mr. Harris, if he would serve. An express was sent 

 to Savannah to ascertain his views, but he positively refused 

 the honour. A short time afterwards, ill health, the loss of his 

 wife, to whom he was tenderly attached, and other domestic 

 afflictions, caused him gradually to seek retirement, and he lost 

 that tone of feeling which had given delight to all who had 

 the happiness of his acquaintance. He died March 17th, 

 1827, lamented by all classes of people. 



Mr. Harris was rather above the middle stature. His 

 manners were affable and pleasing. His benevolence was 

 proverbial. When the widow saw him she blessed him. 

 When the orphans saw him they M'ere glad. Widows, orphans, 

 the distressed, and the poor, looked up to him as a friend, 

 whom they might approach at any time. Mr. Harris was of 

 a highly respectable family. His father was William Harris, 

 barrister, who was first cousin of Lord Malmesbury. His mo- 

 ther was the sister of the hereditary Champion of England, 

 Charles Dymock, who attended at the coronation of George 

 the Third, and his father was one of the two squires of the 

 Champion who attended the coronation. The Dymocks were 

 a branch of the De Bergs, who had been Champions of Eng- 

 land from the accession of the Norman family. 



