Harrison E. Havens | |
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| Member of the Oklahoma Territorial Council from the 10th district | |
| In office 1899–1901 | |
| Preceded by | Erastus J. Clark |
| Succeeded by | R. E. P. Messall |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri | |
| In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Abram Comingo |
| Succeeded by | Robert Anthony Hatcher |
| Constituency | 4th district (1871–1873) 6th district (1873–1875) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1837-12-15)December 15, 1837 |
| Died | August 16, 1916(1916-08-16) (aged 78) Havana, Cuba |
| Resting place | Colon Cemetery, Havana |
| Political party | Republican |
Harrison Eugene Havens (December 15, 1837 – August 16, 1916) was an Americanlawyer andpolitician. Havens was born inFranklin County, Ohio, and was theRepublican Party Representative fromMissouri from its4th congressional district in the42nd United States Congress between 1871 and 1873, and from its6th congressional district in the43rd United States Congress from 1873 to 1875.
Havens was born inFranklin County, Ohio, on December 15, 1837. He attended the local schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Ohio before moving to Iowa to practice law and edit theSigourney News newspaper.
During theAmerican Civil War Havens served as commander of Company H, 47th Iowa Volunteer Infantry with the rank of captain.
After the war Havens moved to Illinois, and then toSpringfield, Missouri, where he edited theSpringfield Patriot newspaper in addition to practicing law.
In 1870 Havens was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second Congress. He was reelected to the Forty-third Congresses, and served from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1875. In his second term Havens was chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874, and for theMissouri Senate in 1878.
In 1881 Havens became superintendent of the Springfield & Western Missouri Railway Company. From 1893 to 1894 he served as prosecuting attorney ofGreene County, Missouri.
Havens subsequently moved toOklahoma, living first inGuthrie, and then inEnid. He was editor of theEnid Eagle newspaper, and served as a member of theOklahoma Territory's Legislative Council in the late 1890s, where he was a prominent supporter of the unsuccessful effort to achieve immediate statehood.
In the early 1900s Havens moved toCuba where he owned aplantation. He became ill in 1916 and was taken toHavana, where he died on August 16. Havens was buried atColon Cemetery in Havana.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 4th congressional district 1871–1873 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 6th congressional district 1873–1875 | Succeeded by |
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