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William Decker Harris 1924 - 1991

William Decker Harris was born on May 10, 1924 in Canaan, Somerset County, Maine United States to Harvey K. Harris and Mildred C. Decker. They married Lorraine W. Laney, and had a child Susan A. Harris. William Harris died at age 67 years old on June 6, 1991 in Augusta, Kennebec County, and was buried at Tobey Cemetery in Canaan, Somerset County.

William Decker Harris

May 10, 1924

Canaan, Somerset County, Maine, United States

June 6, 1991

Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, United States

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William Decker Harris' History: circa 1924 - circa 1991

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1924

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May 10, 1924

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Canaan, Somerset County, Maine United States

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1991

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June 6, 1991

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Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine United States
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William Decker Harris lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 67.

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In 1924, in the year that William Decker Harris was born, J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.

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In 1935, by the time this person was merely 11 years old, the BOI's name (the Bureau of Investigation) was changed to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and it officially became a separate agency with the Department of Justice. J. Edgar Hoover, the Chief of the BOI, continued in his office and became the first Director of the FBI. The FBI's responsibility is to "detect and prosecute crimes against the United States".

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William Harris' Family Tree & Friends

William Harris' Family Tree

Harvey K. Harris Aug 15, 1904 - Mar 5, 1967

Mildred C. Decker Jun 14, 1906 - 1933

William Decker Harris May 10, 1924 - Jun 6, 1991

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Lorraine W. Laney