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{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific_prefix =
|name = A. W. Harman, Jr.
|name = A. W. Harman, Jr.
|birthname = Asher Waterman Harman, Jr.
|birthname = Asher Waterman Harman, Jr.
|image = Asher Harman, Jr., ca. 1890.jpg
|office = [[Virginia State Treasurer|Treasurer of Virginia]]
|office = [[Virginia State Treasurer|Treasurer of Virginia]]
|term_start = January 2, 1886
|term_start = January 2, 1886
|term_end = April 11, 1917
|term_end = April 11, 1917
|governor = [[Fitzhugh Lee]]<br>[[Philip W. McKinney]]<br>[[Charles Triplett O'Ferrall|Charles T. O'Ferrall]]<br>[[James Hoge Tyler|James H. Tyler]]<br>[[Andrew Jackson Montague|Andrew J. Montague]]<br>[[Claude A. Swanson]]<br>[[William Hodges Mann|William H. Mann]]<br>[[Henry Carter Stuart|Henry C. Stuart]]
|predecessor = [[Isaac R. Barksdale]]
|predecessor = [[Isaac R. Barksdale]]
|successor = [[Clarence H. Urner]]
|successor = [[Clarence H. Urner]]
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|spouse = Eugenia Martha Cameron
|spouse = Eugenia Martha Cameron
|education = [[Virginia Military Institute]]
|education = [[Virginia Military Institute]]
|religion = [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]]
}}
}}


'''Asher Waterman Harman, Jr.''' (September 6, 1850 – April 11, 1917) was the [[Virginia State Treasurer|Treasurer of Virginia]] for a period of thirty-one years. Originally appointed by the [[Virginia General Assembly|General Assembly]], Treasurer became an elected office under the state's [[Constitution of Virginia#1902|1902 Constitution]]; he was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] in 1905 and subsequently reelected until his death in 1917.<ref>{{cite book |last= Tyler|first= Lyon G.|date= 1907|title= Men of Mark In Virginia: Ideals of American Life; A Collection of Biographies of Leading Men in the State|volume=2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EjkUAAAAYAAJ|location= [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]|publisher= Men of Mark Publishing Company|page= |isbn= |author-link= Lyon Gardiner Tyler}}</ref>
'''Asher Waterman Harman, Jr.''' (September 6, 1850 – April 11, 1917)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asher Waterman Harman Biography |url=https://archivesweb.vmi.edu/rosters/record.php?ID=1338 |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=Virginia Military Institute}}</ref> was the [[Virginia State Treasurer|Treasurer of Virginia]] for a period of thirty-one years. Originally appointed by the [[Virginia General Assembly|General Assembly]], Treasurer became an elected office under the state's [[Constitution of Virginia#1902|1902 Constitution]]; he was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] in 1905 and reelected until his death in 1917.<ref>{{cite book |last= Tyler|first= Lyon G.|date= 1907|title= Men of Mark In Virginia: Ideals of American Life; A Collection of Biographies of Leading Men in the State|volume=2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EjkUAAAAYAAJ|location= [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]|publisher= Men of Mark Publishing Company|page= |isbn= |author-link= Lyon Gardiner Tyler}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1850 births]]
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[[Category:1917 deaths]]
[[Category:1917 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Staunton, Virginia]]
[[Category:Politicians from Staunton, Virginia]]
[[Category:Virginia Democrats]]
[[Category:State treasurers of Virginia]]
[[Category:State treasurers of Virginia]]
[[Category:Virginia Military Institute alumni]]
[[Category:Virginia Military Institute alumni]]
[[Category:19th-century American Episcopalians]]

Latest revision as of 21:42, 14 April 2024

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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