Angelia Lawrance Morrison Harris
Angelia Lawrance Morrison Harris | |
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Angelia Lawrance Morrison in 1921 | |
| Acting First Lady of North Carolina | |
| In office January 12, 1921 – April 2, 1924 | |
| Governor | Cameron A. Morrison |
| Preceded by | Fanny Yarborough Bickett |
| Succeeded by | Sara Virginia Ecker Watts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Angelia Lawrance Morrison March 24, 1912 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | July 13, 1983 (aged 71) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | James Jackson Harris |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Cameron A. Morrison Lottie May Tomlinson |
| Education | Spence School Sweet Briar College |
Angelia Lawrance Morrison Harris (March 24, 1912 – July 13, 1983) was an American heiress, political hostess, philanthropist, and businesswoman. She served as First Lady of North Carolina during the administration of her widowed father, Governor Cameron A. Morrison, from 1921 to 1924, until her father remarried to Sara Virginia Ecker Watts. She was the second daughter of a North Carolinian governor to serve as First Lady during his term, after Helen Whitaker Fowle Knight. Throughout the Morrison administration, she was known as the "little mistress of the mansion." In her later life, she lived at her Charlotte estate, Morrocroft, and operated an antique business. Harris was a benefactor of multiple institutions including Queens College, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, and the Mint Museum, and was appointed by Governor Dan K. Moore to serve on the North Carolina Executive Mansion Fine Arts Commission.