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Asher W. Harman Jr.

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A. W. Harman, Jr.
Treasurer of Virginia
In office
January 2, 1886 – April 11, 1917
GovernorFitzhugh Lee
Philip W. McKinney
Charles T. O'Ferrall
James H. Tyler
Andrew J. Montague
Claude A. Swanson
William H. Mann
Henry C. Stuart
Preceded byIsaac R. Barksdale
Succeeded byClarence H. Urner
Personal details
Born
Asher Waterman Harman, Jr.

(1850-09-06)September 6, 1850
Staunton, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 11, 1917(1917-04-11) (aged 66)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEugenia Martha Cameron
EducationVirginia Military Institute

Asher Waterman Harman, Jr. (September 6, 1850 – April 11, 1917)[1] was the Treasurer of Virginia for a period of thirty-one years. Originally appointed by the General Assembly, Treasurer became an elected office under the state's 1902 Constitution; he was elected as a Democrat in 1905 and reelected until his death in 1917.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Asher Waterman Harman Biography". Virginia Military Institute. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ Tyler, Lyon G. (1907). Men of Mark In Virginia: Ideals of American Life; A Collection of Biographies of Leading Men in the State. Vol. 2. Washington: Men of Mark Publishing Company.
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