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Bellamy-Harriss family of Wilmington, North Carolina

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

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  William James Harriss (1798-1839) — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., April 10, 1798. Physician; mayor of Wilmington, N.C., 1838-39; died in office 1839. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., July 9, 1839 (age 41 years, 90 days). Original interment at St. James' Churchyard, Wilmington, N.C.; reinterment in 1860 at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William James Harriss (1769-1842) and Elizabeth (Barrett) Harriss; married to Mary Priscilla Jennings; father of George Harriss; grandfather of John Dillard Bellamy, George Harriss Bellamy and William Nehemiah Harriss; great-grandfather of Marsden Bellamy and Emmett Hargrove Bellamy.
  Political family: Bellamy-Harriss family of Wilmington, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Harriss (1827-1899) — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., July 27, 1827. Vice-Consul for Argentina in Wilmington, N.C., 1872-99. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., November 9, 1899 (age 72 years, 105 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of William James Harriss and Mary Priscilla (Jennings) Harriss; married 1861 to Julia Ophelia Nixon Sanders; father of William Nehemiah Harriss.
  Political family: Bellamy-Harriss family of Wilmington, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Dillard Bellamy (1854-1942) — also known as John D. Bellamy — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., March 24, 1854. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state senate, 1891; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1892, 1908, 1920; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1899-1903. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., September 25, 1942 (age 88 years, 185 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) and Eliza McIlhenny (Harriss) Bellamy; brother of George Harriss Bellamy; married, December 6, 1876, to Emma May Hargrove; father of Emmett Hargrove Bellamy; uncle of Marsden Bellamy; grandson of William James Harriss.
  Political family: Bellamy-Harriss family of Wilmington, North Carolina.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Harriss Bellamy (1856-1924) — also known as George H. Bellamy — of El Paso, Brunswick County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., April 24, 1856. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Brunswick County, 1893, 1913-14; member of North Carolina state senate, 1903-04, 1907-08, 1911-12. Injured in a fall onto pavement, and died a few days later, from an intestinal hemorrhage, in James Walker Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., March 14, 1924 (age 67 years, 325 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) and Eliza McIlhenny (Harriss) Bellamy; brother of John Dillard Bellamy (1854-1942); married, December 20, 1876, to Katie Thees; uncle of Marsden Bellamy and Emmett Hargrove Bellamy; grandson of William James Harriss.
  Political family: Bellamy-Harriss family of Wilmington, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Nehemiah Harriss (1865-1950) — also known as William N. Harriss — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., February 4, 1865. Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Wilmington, N.C., 1892-97. Died in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., July 21, 1950 (age 85 years, 167 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of George Harriss and Julia Ophelia Nixon (Sanders) Harriss; married to Frances Mabel Latham; grandson of William James Harriss.
  Political family: Bellamy-Harriss family of Wilmington, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marsden Bellamy (1878-1968) — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., December 4, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of New Hanover County Democratic Party, 1910-12; member of North Carolina state senate 10th District, 1913-14. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Redmen; Elks. Died, from arteriosclerotic heart disease, in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., March 20, 1968 (age 89 years, 107 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Marsden Bellamy (1843-1909) and Harriet Susan (Harllee) Bellamy; married, November 14, 1906, to Virginia Hart 'Sue' Clark; nephew of John Dillard Bellamy and George Harriss Bellamy; great-grandson of William James Harriss; first cousin of Emmett Hargrove Bellamy.
  Political family: Bellamy-Harriss family of Wilmington, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Emmett Hargrove Bellamy (1891-1952) — also known as Emmett H. Bellamy — of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C. Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., February 12, 1891. Democrat. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives from New Hanover County, 1921-22; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940 (alternate), 1944. Died in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., March 31, 1952 (age 61 years, 48 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Dillard Bellamy and Emma May (Hargrove) Bellamy; married to Lillian Frances Maxwell; nephew of George Harriss Bellamy; great-grandson of William James Harriss; first cousin of Marsden Bellamy.
  Political family: Bellamy-Harriss family of Wilmington, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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