City: Nashville
HARRIS, Albert Mason, Professor Vanderbilt University; born Old Mystic, Conn., January 13, 1868; English descent; son of William C. and Elizabeth (Comer) HARRIS; father, building contractor; paternal grandparents George W. and Hannah Vincent (Hinckley) HARRIS, maternal grandparents John and Elizabeth (Parkhurst) COMER; educated Old Mystic schools, Emerson College of Oratory, Cornell (Iowa) Academy and College; graduated from Cornell (Iowa) College 1901 and Emerson College of Oratory (Boston, Mass.), in 1894, with B.A. and M.A. degrees; began business career as reporter on the Hartford (Conn) Times; was Instructor in Harrington’s School, Waterbury, Conn., in 1894; Assistant in Oberlin (Ohio) College 1894-96; Instructor in Cornell (Iowa) College 1896-1902; Adjunct Professor Public Speaking and Debate, Vanderbilt University 1902-07; Associate Professor 1907; married Florence BLACKWELL, December 31, 1902; member K. of P. and Sons of Veterans, and Quartermaster General S. of V., Department of Connecticut, 1889; Republican; member M. E. Church, South.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
