Famous People with Name Harper

Robert Goodloe Harper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Goodloe Harper: was a Federalist, was a member of the United States Senate from Maryland, serving from January 1816 until his resignation in December of the same year. He also served in the South Carolina House of Representatives (1790–1795), the U.S. House of Representa

Francis Jacob Harper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Francis Jacob Harper: was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Harper was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress, but died in Frankford in 1837, before the assembling of Congress. Interment in Frankford Cemetery. Reinterment in

Thelma Harper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thelma Harper: is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate for the 19th district, which is composed of a large portion of Davidson County including the urban core of Nashville.For eight years Thelma Harper served as a member of the Nashvill

Louis George Harper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Louis George Harper: was a prothonotary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Gaspé in the Canadian House of Commons from 1874 to 1875 as a Conservative member. He was admitted to the Lower Canada bar in 1855 and practiced at Quebec City and then Percé. In 1858, he was named prothonotary in the Quebec Superior Court. His election in 1874 was overturned after an appeal and John Short won the by-election which followed in 1875. In 1876, he was named magistrate for Gaspé district. Harper died at Percé at the age of 54.

Ed Harper            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ed Harper: is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Simcoe Centre in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 until 1997. A member of the Reform Party, Harper was the only MP from that party ever elected anywhere east of Manitoba. He defeated Liberal candidate Janice Laking, the incumbent mayor of Barrie, by a margin of 123 votes. Ironically, political analysts largely credited his victory over Laking to her popularity rather than his, suggesting that many voters in Barrie switched their votes because they didn't want Laking to step down as mayor. Harper did not stand for reelection in the 1997 election. Before being elected to Parliament, Harper was a businessman in Barrie.