Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Orange H. Harris

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History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement,
growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties,
cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories,
biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views
of county seats, etc.
Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881 p. 1148

Orange H. Harris, real estate and loan broker, was born in Parishville, St.
Lawrence Co., N.Y., Aug. 7, 1812; he was reared in Jefferson Co., N.Y.; he
was engaged in mercantile business at Sackett's Harbor for some time;
afterward, for six years, he published the Sackett's Harbor Observer;
during four years of this period he was also Postmaster; in 1855, he
removed to Burlington, Iowa, where he was editor of the Iowa Farmer, and
for a while associate editor of the Burlington Hawkeye.  In 1857 published
the Plattsmouth (Neb.) Republican; after that was engaged in mercantile and
auction business in Burlington for nearly five years; after a residence of
five and half year, he removed to Chicago, where he carried on produce and
commission business for about one year; then, for three years, he was
employed as traveling salesman, handling druggists' sundries; during this
period he visited all the cities and towns of any importance in the
Northwestern States.  In 1866, he came to Oshkosh, and had editorial charge
of the Weekly Northwestern for a short time.  In 1867, he commenced his
present business, and for a year published Harris's Real Estate Bulletin
and Trades Journal.  He was Alderman in 1870 and 1871.  Mr. Harris was
married in March, 1870, to his present wife, Mary H. Kilmer, a native of
Washington Co., N.Y.