Colonel Charles W. Harris was Adjutant General for Arizona from July 3, 1912 to June 3, 1919, and again from January 1, 1923 to January 6, 1929. Col Harris retired as a Brigadier General after serving Arizona as The Adjutant General for 13 years. He was a pioneer Tempe resident. His career began when he joined Captain Carl Hayden's Company "C", First Arizona Infantry, in Tempe on July 3, 1903. He served in the National Guard of Arizona for the next 25 years. After service in the 7th Cavalry during the Spanish-American Wr, Harris rose rapidly in ranks of the First Arizona Infantry to be appointed Adjutant General of Arizona by Govenor Hunt on July 3, 1912, shortly after statehood. He was also director of Selective Service during World War I. General Harris died at Los Angeles, CA, on August 4, 1929.
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