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Carter Henry Harrison I (1736 – 1793), also known as Carter Henry Harrison of Clifton, was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. [1] On April 22, 1776 at the courthouse in Cumberland County, Virginia, "the first explicit instructions in favor of independence adopted by a public meeting in any of the colonies" were drafted and submitted by Harrison. [1]

Harrison was the son of Benjamin Harrison IV and grandson of Robert Carter I. [1] [2] Harrison married Susannah Randolph, the daughter of Isham Randolph and granddaughter of William Randolph, and had six children. [3] His descendants include Carter Henry Harrison III, who was assassinated in 1893 while serving as the mayor of Chicago. [1] [2]

His home, Clifton, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [4]

Ancestry

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). "Fathers of the Revolution". Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 11–12.
  2. ^ a b Abbot, Willis John (1895). "The Harrison Family". Carter Henry Harrison: A Memoir. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. pp. 1–23. ISBN  9780795020988.
  3. ^ Page, Richard Channing Moore (1893). "Randolph Family". Genealogy of the Page Family in Virginia (2 ed.). New York: Press of the Publishers Printing Co. pp. 263–264.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carter Henry Harrison I (1736 – 1793), also known as Carter Henry Harrison of Clifton, was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. [1] On April 22, 1776 at the courthouse in Cumberland County, Virginia, "the first explicit instructions in favor of independence adopted by a public meeting in any of the colonies" were drafted and submitted by Harrison. [1]

Harrison was the son of Benjamin Harrison IV and grandson of Robert Carter I. [1] [2] Harrison married Susannah Randolph, the daughter of Isham Randolph and granddaughter of William Randolph, and had six children. [3] His descendants include Carter Henry Harrison III, who was assassinated in 1893 while serving as the mayor of Chicago. [1] [2]

His home, Clifton, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [4]

Ancestry

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). "Fathers of the Revolution". Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 11–12.
  2. ^ a b Abbot, Willis John (1895). "The Harrison Family". Carter Henry Harrison: A Memoir. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. pp. 1–23. ISBN  9780795020988.
  3. ^ Page, Richard Channing Moore (1893). "Randolph Family". Genealogy of the Page Family in Virginia (2 ed.). New York: Press of the Publishers Printing Co. pp. 263–264.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.



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