James Thomas Harrison | |
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Deputy from
Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States | |
In office February 4, 1861 – February 17, 1862 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Pendleton, South Carolina | November 30, 1811
Died | May 22, 1879 Columbus, Mississippi | (aged 67)
Resting place |
Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi |
James Thomas Harrison (November 30, 1811 – May 22, 1879) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862.
James Thomas Harrison was born on November 30, 1811, near Pendleton, South Carolina. [1] He was the son of Thomas Harrison, a lawyer, military officer in the War of 1812, and Comptroller General of South Carolina; and his wife, a daughter of U.S. Representative John Baylis Earle. [1] Harrison graduated from the University of South Carolina at the age of 18. [1] He then studied law under James L. Petigru in Charleston, South Carolina. [1] In 1834, Harrison moved to Macon, Mississippi, to practice law. [1] Two years later, he moved to Columbus, Mississippi, and continued his law practice there. [1] He represented the Mississippi bar in the trial of Jefferson Davis. [1] He died in Columbus on May 22, 1879. [1]
He was a descendant of Virginia Governor and United States Declaration of Independence signatory Benjamin Harrison V (1726–1791). He married Regina, the daughter of Thomas G. Blewett, in 1840. [2] His daughter, Regina, married Lieutenant-General Stephen D. Lee in 1865. [3] His son, James T. Harrison (1848-1928), was the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1900 to 1904. [1]
James Thomas Harrison | |
---|---|
Deputy from
Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States | |
In office February 4, 1861 – February 17, 1862 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Pendleton, South Carolina | November 30, 1811
Died | May 22, 1879 Columbus, Mississippi | (aged 67)
Resting place |
Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi |
James Thomas Harrison (November 30, 1811 – May 22, 1879) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862.
James Thomas Harrison was born on November 30, 1811, near Pendleton, South Carolina. [1] He was the son of Thomas Harrison, a lawyer, military officer in the War of 1812, and Comptroller General of South Carolina; and his wife, a daughter of U.S. Representative John Baylis Earle. [1] Harrison graduated from the University of South Carolina at the age of 18. [1] He then studied law under James L. Petigru in Charleston, South Carolina. [1] In 1834, Harrison moved to Macon, Mississippi, to practice law. [1] Two years later, he moved to Columbus, Mississippi, and continued his law practice there. [1] He represented the Mississippi bar in the trial of Jefferson Davis. [1] He died in Columbus on May 22, 1879. [1]
He was a descendant of Virginia Governor and United States Declaration of Independence signatory Benjamin Harrison V (1726–1791). He married Regina, the daughter of Thomas G. Blewett, in 1840. [2] His daughter, Regina, married Lieutenant-General Stephen D. Lee in 1865. [3] His son, James T. Harrison (1848-1928), was the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1900 to 1904. [1]