Oscar Harris | |
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Mayor of Dunn, North Carolina | |
In office 2003–2019 | |
In office 1987–1995 | |
Member of the
North Carolina Senate from the 15th district | |
In office 1999–2003 | |
Preceded by | Daniel E. Page |
Succeeded by | John Carrington |
Personal details | |
Born | Oscar Nathan Harris November 6, 1939 Newton Grove, North Carolina, U.S. |
Died | January 28, 2020 (aged 80) Dunn, North Carolina, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Education | Campbell University ( BS) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1958–1966 |
Unit | United States Marine Corps Reserve (1961–1966) |
Oscar Nathan Harris (November 6, 1939 – January 28, 2020) [1] was an American accountant, businessman, and politician who served as a member of the North Carolina Senate from 1998 to 2002.
Born in Newton Grove, North Carolina, Harris graduated from Campbell University. [2]
Harris served in the United States Marine Corps from 1958 to 1961 and in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1961 to 1966. [3] Harris served as the mayor of Dunn, North Carolina, from 1987 to 1995 and again from 2003 to 2019. He was a member of the North Carolina Senate from 1998 to 2002. Harris was a Democrat. [4] [5] [6] Harris was the campaign treasurer for Governor Bev Perdue. He also ran an accounting firm in Dunn before it merged with another company in 2017. [4]
Harris was married and had two children. He died at home on January 28, 2020, at the age of 80. [4]
The day after his death, the new student union at his alma mater Campbell University was named after him Oscar N. Harris Student Union. [7]