Harris was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress. He died in Chicago, Illinois, September 20, 1896.
Harris was elected as a Democrat to serve in the Thirty-eighth Congress from March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1865. He lost his bid for reelection in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress. Harris died on September 20, 1896, in Chicago, Illinois.