Elmer Beseler Harris
Military Person
1939 –
Who is Elmer Beseler Harris?
Elmer Beseler Harris is an American businessman and political strategist.
Born in Chilton County, Alabama to Alton and Lera Mae Harris. After getting a B.S. degree in engineering from Auburn University in 1962, he began a 25 year career with the USAF and the ANG. After completing Air Force Flight School in 1964, he returned to Auburn to get both his M.S. in engineering and his M.B.A.. He also attended the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base in 1970 and the Air War College in 1985. He is a retired USAF Command Pilot and Brigadier General in the Alabama Air National Guard. Harris serves as Honorary Consul General of Japan. Harris was inducted into the Alabama Business Hall of Fame in 2007 as well as the Alabama Engineering Hall Of Fame in 1996.
Harris created the Alabama Power Foundation and funded it at $150 million, the largest foundation in Alabama.
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- Born
- Apr 8, 1939
Chilton County - Education
- Auburn University
- Lived in
- Birmingham
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on July 23, 2013
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