Josiah A. Harris (January 15, 1808 – August 21, 1876) was the ninthMayor ofCleveland,Ohio in 1847.

Harris moved fromBecket, Massachusetts in 1818 to North Amherst inLorain County. Harris was elected sheriff ofElyria in 1832 and began theOhio Atlas & Elyria Advertiser, a weekly newspaper. Harris moved toCleveland in 1837 and purchased theCleveland Herald and Gazette, where he proudly supported theWhig party. He was elected mayor 10 years later in 1847. He began to lose interest in theHerald and ended up quitting journalism altogether after theCivil War. He retired to a farm inRocky River. Harris suffered a series of strokes and died at his daughter's home. He is buried in theErie Street Cemetery.

Harris married Esther M. Race in 1830 and had four children: Bryon C., Brougham E., Zacharia, and Helen.

• The Encyclopedia Of Cleveland History by Cleveland Bicentennial Commission (Cleveland, Ohio), David D. Van Tassel (Editor), and John J. Grabowski (Editor)ISBN 0-253-33056-4

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