Hi -
Came across the following site when I was out surfing. Thought someone might
be interested.
Marcia
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The Political Graveyard Web Site:
http://www.potifos.com/tpg/bio/harrison.html
Index to Politicians: Harrison
�Harrison, Albert Galliton (1800-1839) Born in Mount Sterling, Ky., June 26,
1800. U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1835-39. Died in Fulton, Mo.,
September 7, 1839. Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Harrison County, Mo. is named for him.
�Harrison, Albertis Sydney, Jr. (1907-1995) Born January 11, 1907. Governor
of Virginia, 1962-66. Died January 23, 1995. Burial location unknown.
�Harrison, Benjamin (1726-1791) Father of Carter Bassett Harrison and William
Henry Harrison; grandfather of John Scott Harrison; ancestor of James Thomas
Harrison; great-grandfather of Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901). Born in Charles
City County, Va., April 5, 1726. Delegate to Continental Congress from
Virginia, 1774; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of Virginia
state legislature, 1776; Governor of Virginia, 1782-84. Died April 24, 1791.
Interment at Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, Va. Harrison County, W.Va. is
named for him.
�Harrison, Benjamin (1833-1901) Great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison
(1726-1791); grandson of William Henry Harrison (1773-1841); son of John
Scott Harrison; grandfather of William Henry Harrison (1896-1990). Born in
North Bend, Ohio, August 20, 1833. General in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1881-87; President of the United States,
1889-93. Died of pneumonia, in Indianapolis, Ind., March 13, 1901. Interment
at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
�Harrison, Burr Powell (1904-1973) Son of Thomas Walter Harrison. Born in
Winchester, Va., July 2, 1904. Member of Virginia state senate, 1940-42;
circuit judge, 1942-46; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1946-63. Died in
Winchester, Va., December 29, 1973. Interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery,
Winchester, Va.
�Harrison, Byron Patton 'Pat' (1881-1941) Born in Crystal Springs, Miss.,
August 29, 1881. U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1911-19; U.S. Senator
from Mississippi, 1919-41. Died in Washington, D.C., June 22, 1941. Interment
at Evergreen Cemetery, Gulfport, Miss.
�Harrison, Carter Bassett (1752?-1808) Son of Benjamin Harrison; brother of
William Henry Harrison. Born in Charles City County, Va. Member of Virginia
state legislature, 1784; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1793-99. Died
April 18, 1808. Burial location unknown.
�Harrison, Carter Henry (1825-1893) Father of Carter Henry Harrison II. Born
near Lexington, Ky., February 15, 1825. U.S. Representative from Illinois,
1875-79; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1879-87, 1893; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1884. Shot and killed at his home, by Patrick Eugene Prendergast,
in Chicago, Ill., October 28, 1893. Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago,
Ill.
�Harrison, Carter Henry II (1860-1953) Son of Carter Henry Harrison. Born in
Chicago, Ill., April 23, 1860. Mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1897-1905, 1911-15.
Died December 25, 1953. Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
�Harrison, Francis Burton (1873-1957) Born in New York City, N.Y., December
18, 1873. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1903-05, 1907-13; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1904. Died November 21, 1957. Interment at Manila
Cemetery, Manila, Philippines.
�Harrison, Frank Girard (1940- ) Born in Washington, D.C., February 2, 1940.
U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1983-85. Still living as of 1989.
�Harrison, George Paul (1841-1922) Born near Savannah, Ga., March 19, 1841.
General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Alabama
state constitutional convention, 1875, 1901; member of Alabama state senate,
1876; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1894-97. Died in Opelika, Ala., July
17, 1922. Interment at Rosemere Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
�Harrison, Henry Baldwin (1821-1901) Born September 11, 1821. Governor of
Connecticut, 1885-87. Died October 29, 1901. Burial location unknown.
�Harrison, Horace Harrison (1829-1885) Born in Lebanon, Tenn., August 7,
1829. Justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1867; U.S. Representative
from Tennessee, 1873-75; member of Tennessee state legislature, 1880. Died
December 20, 1885. Interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
�Harrison, Isham Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention, 1818.
Burial location unknown.
�Harrison, James Thomas (1811-1879) Descendant of Benjamin Harrison. Born
near Pendleton, S.C., November 30, 1811. Delegate from Mississippi to the
Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62. Died in Columbus, Miss., May 22,
1879. Interment at Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Miss.
�Harrison, John Scott (1804-1878) Grandson of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791);
son of William Henry Harrison; father of Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901). Born
in Vincennes, Ind., October 4, 1804. U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1853-57.
Died May 25, 1878. Interment at Harrison Tomb, North Bend, Ohio.
�Harrison, Leland (1883-1951) U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1927-29; U.S. Minister
to Uruguay, 1929; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1935; U.S. Minister to
Switzerland, 1937-47. Burial location unknown.
�Harrison, Moses W. II (1932- ) Born in Collinsville, Ill., March 30, 1932.
Circuit judge, 1973-79; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1979-92; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1992-. Still living as of 1993.
�Harrison, Pat See Byron Patton Harrison
�Harrison, Richard Almgill (1824-1904) Born in England, April 8, 1824. Member
of Ohio state house of representatives, 1858; member of Ohio state senate,
1860; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1861-63. Died July 30, 1904. Interment
at Kirkwood Cemetery, London, Ohio.
�Harrison, Robert Dinsmore (1897-1977) Born near Panama, Neb., January 26,
1897. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from
Nebraska, 1951-59. Died in Norfolk, Neb., June 11, 1977. Interment at Panama
Cemetery, Panama, Neb.
�Harrison, Roger Gran (1943- ) U.S. Ambassador to Jordan, 1990. Still living
as of 1991.
�Harrison, Samuel Smith (1780-1853) Born in Virginia. U.S. Representative
from Pennsylvania, 1833-37. Interment at Old Kittanning Cemetery, Kittanning,
Pa.
�Harrison, Thomas Walter (1856-1935) Father of Burr Powell Harrison. Born in
Leesburg, Va., August 5, 1856. Member of Virginia state senate, 1887-94;
state court judge, 1895-1916; delegate to Virginia state constitutional
convention, 1901-02; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1916-22, 1923-29.
Died in Winchester, Va., May 9, 1935. Interment at Mount Hebron Cemetery,
Winchester, Va.
�Harrison, William (1750?-1789) Born in Charles County, Md. Delegate to
Continental Congress from Maryland, 1785-87; member of Maryland state senate,
1786-89. Died in Charles County, Md., July 21, 1789. Burial location unknown.
�Harrison, William A. (1795-1870) Born August 27, 1795. Judge of West
Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1863-68. Died December 31, 1870. Burial
location unknown.
�Harrison, William B. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1927-33. Burial location
unknown.
�Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841) Son of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791);
brother of Carter Bassett Harrison; father of John Scott Harrison;
grandfather of Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); great-great-grandfather of
William Henry Harrison (1896-1990). Born in Berkeley, Va., February 9, 1773.
Secretary of the Northwest Territory, 1798-99; Delegate to U.S. Congress from
the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, 1799-1800; Governor of Indiana
Territory, 1801-12; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1816-19; member of Ohio state senate, 1819-21; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1825-28; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1828-29; President of
the United States, 1841. Died of pneumonia, at the White House, Washington,
D.C., on April 4, 1841. Interment at Harrison Tomb, North Bend, Ohio.
Harrison counties in Ind., Iowa, Miss. and Ohio are named for him.
�Harrison, William Henry (1896-1990) Great-great-grandson of William Henry
Harrison (1773-1841); grandson of Alvin Saunders and Benjamin Harrison. Born
in Terre Haute, Ind., August 10, 1896. Member of Indiana state house of
representatives, 1927; member of Wyoming state house of representatives,
1945; U.S. Representative from Wyoming, 1951-55, 1961-65, 1967-69. Burial
location unknown.