Reconstruction which drafted the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Ira Harris died in Albany on December 2, 1875. He was buried at the Albany Rural Cemetery with his first wife, Clarissa. His grandson, Henry Riggs Rathbone, was a congressman from Illinois. Notes References . Includes Guide to Research Collections where his papers are located. The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 141, 147, 230f, 279 and 351; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858) Court of Appeals judges Senator Ira Harris is a character in "Henry and Clara" (1994)(published by Ticknor & Fields) an historical fiction by Thomas Mallon. In reality and fiction he is the father of Clara Harris Rathbone and peculiarly the stepfather and father-in-law to Henry Reed Rathbone. Attribution: External links Mr. Lincoln and New York: Ira Harris Biography at Buford Boys 1802 births 1875 deaths Union College (New York) alumni Judges of the New York Court of Appeals People of New York (state) in the American Civil War Union (American Civil War) political leaders New York (state) state senators New York Supreme Court Justices New York (state) Republicans People from Montgomery County, New York Politicians from Albany, New York Burials at Albany Rural Cemetery New York (state) Whigs 19th-century American politicians Republican Party United States senators from New York (state) Lawyers from Albany, New York 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers