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	Harrison - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Harrison, Benjamin (1833-1901), 23rd president of the United States (1889-1893).
		Harrison was a quiet, industrious political leader and a veteran of...
		Harrison, Benjamin (1726?-1791), American patriot and statesman, born in Charles City County, Virginia.
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	Benjamin Harrison - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		Harrison was a quiet, industrious political leader and a veteran of the Civil War (1861-1865).
		Harrison formed a law partnership with William Wallace, son of a former Indiana governor, and the firm prospered.
		Harrison's unit was later transferred to the army of General William Tecumseh Sherman, and in 1864, Harrison and his men fought in the bloody Atlanta campaign.
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	Harrison family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Benjamin Harrison V (1726–1791), delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774; signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of Virginia, 1782–1784.
		Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901), general in the Union Army during Civil War; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1881–1887; 23rd President, 1889–1893; grandson of William Henry Harrison the elder and son of John Scott Harrison, grandfather of William Henry Harrison the younger.
		William Henry Harrison (1896–1990), U.S. Representative from Wyoming, 1951–1955 and 1961–1965 and 1967–1969; grandson of Benjamin Harrison.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harrison_family (430 words)

	Benjamin Harrison V - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Harrison was a representative for Surry County, Virginia (1756 - 1758) and Charles City County (1766 - 1776) to the House of Burgesses.
		He was son of Benjamin Harrison IV and Anne Carter, and grandson of Robert Carter I; his cousin was the plantation owner Robert Carter.
		Harrison lived all his life at Berkeley Plantation, the Harrison family home in Virginia, and his children were born there.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benjamin_Harrison_V (309 words)

	Benjamin Harrison - Webb Summer Resident 1895-1901
		Harrison, son of a congressman, grandson of a President, and great-grandson of a signer of the Declaration of Independence, became the twenty-third President of the United States at age fifty-three.
		Harrison expressed his desire not to run on numerous occasions, perplexed that his difficulties in office were often attributed to his inability to unbend enough and administrative mistakes.
		Harrison had been confined to her bed since May. It was early determined that she was suffering from tuberculosis—a diagnosis her husband chose to keep to himself.
	www.webbhistory.org /harrison2.htm (6644 words)

	Benjamin Harrison
		was born in North Bend, Ohio, on Aug. 20, 1833, the grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth president.
		Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States - Harrison, Benjamin, 1833–1901, 23d President of the United States (1889–93), b.
		Benjamin Harrison, political leader in the American Revolution - Harrison, Benjamin, 1726?–1791, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0760608.html (270 words)

	Harrison, William Henry. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Harrison engaged the forces of Tecumseh at the famous battle of Tippecanoe.
		Harrison and his running mate, John Tyler, were transformed by publicity.
		Harrison, an aristocratic Virginian, was made into a simple backwoods frontiersman, Tyler into his faithful lieutenant.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ha/HarrisonW.html (546 words)

	Benjamin Franklin - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790), American diplomat, statesman and scientist, was born on the 17th of January 1706 in a house in Milk Street, opposite the Old South church, Boston, Massachusetts.
		Benjamin could not remember when he did not know how to read, and when eight years old he was sent to the Boston grammar school, being destined by his father for the church as a tithe of his sons.
		Benjamin's tastes had at first been for the sea rather than the pulpit; now they inclined rather to intellectual than to other pleasures.
	www.1911ency.org /F/FR/FRANKLIN_BENJAMIN.htm (5219 words)

	Colonial Hall: Biography of Benjamin Harrison
		Harrison's life, in which few incidents either of a private or political nature are recorded of him, we arrive at the year 1774, the era of the memorable congress which laid the foundation of American liberty, of which body Mr.
		Harrison was a member, and, in connection with his colleagues, introduced such a series of amendments as were thought advisable, and which, after passing the convention, formed tile basis of the alterations which were subsequently made.
		Harrison became connected by marriage with Elizabeth Bassett, daughter of Colonel William Bassett, of the county of New Kent, a niece to the sister of Mrs.
	www.colonialhall.com /harrison/harrison.php (1370 words)

	HARRISON, Benjamin (1726-1791) Guide to Research Papers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Benjamin Harrison notifies William Fleming that the meeting of the commissioners on the Ohio has been scheduled for November 1, 1782.
		Benjamin Harrison writes concerning popular feeling in Virginia against ”monopolists”; attacks on George Washington’s character by Samuel and John Adams; Virginia’s ratification of the Articles of Confederation; and effect of the British blockade on shipping.
		Benjamin Harrison writes in reply to a request for a list of persons banished from Virginia during the war, and writes that the state has not kept such a list, but he names several persons who committed such depredations that they should not be allowed to return.
	bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=H000262 (789 words)

	Harrison, William Henry - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY [Harrison, William Henry] 1773-1841, 9th President of the United States (Mar. 4-Apr. 4, 1841), b.
		Harrison attended Hampden-Sydney College and studied medicine briefly under Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia before joining (1791) the army and taking part in campaigns against Native Americans in the Northwest Territory.
		Harrison then selected a brilliant Whig cabinet headed by Webster and adopted a program outlined by Clay, but the strain of the campaign was too much.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/HarrisonW.asp (644 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Harris-tuttle to Harrison
		Beverley Randolph; grandfather of John Scott Harrison; ancestor of James Thomas Harrison; granduncle of Carter Henry Harrison; great-grandfather of Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); great-granduncle of
		William Henry Harrison (1773-1841); second cousin of John Scott Harrison; second cousin once removed of Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); father of Carter Henry Harrison II; second cousin thrice removed of William Henry Harrison (1896-1990).
		Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791); great-great-grandson of William Henry Harrison (1773-1841); great-grandson of John Scott Harrison; grandson of
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/harrison.html (1828 words)

	WilliamHarrison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Benjamin's date of birth probably is somewhere in the month of April of 1726.
		Harrison was the first of three presidents whose fathers had served as state governors.
		Benjamin Harrison died on April 24, 1791, when he was about 65 years old.
	www.williamhenryharrison.homestead.com /WilliamHarrison.html (856 words)

	Harrison
		Benjamin Harrison, from whom the first Harrison, was named, was born about 1726 in Charles County, Va., and attended the college of William and Mary.
		Harrison, a former fishing schooner built in 1761, and named the Triton was chartered 22 October 1775 as part of the small fleet outfitted by General George Washington to capture much needed supplies and to aid him in the siege of Boston.
		Harrison remained at Plymouth, was frozen in for a time in January, and after making two short unproductive cruises decommissioned.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/h3/harrison-i.htm (370 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Harrison, Benjamin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Harrison, Benjamin HARRISON, BENJAMIN [Harrison, Benjamin] 1726?-1791, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b.
		Harrison, William Henry HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY [Harrison, William Henry] 1773-1841, 9th President of the United States (Mar. 4-Apr. 4, 1841), b.
		Washington, D.C.; grandson of John Watson Foster, Secretary of State under President Benjamin Harrison, and nephew of Robert Lansing, Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/05667.html (611 words)

	National Park Service - The Presidents (Berkeley)
		It was the birthplace and lifelong home of Benjamin Harrison V (1726-91), signer of the Declaration of Independence and three-term Governor of Virginia, as well as the birthplace and boyhood residence of his son, William Henry (1773-1841), ninth President of the United States and grandfather of Benjamin (1833-1901), the 23d President.
		Benjamin Harrison IV, the signer's father, built the structure in 1726.
		The unmarked grave of signer of the Declaration Benjamin Harrison is in the family cemetery, a quarter of a mile southeast of the plantation.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/presidents/site61.htm (567 words)

	Harrison County History
		Benjamin Harrison was born in 1726 on his father's estate (called Berkeley) which was located on the banks of the James River overlooking Richmond, Virginia.
		Benjamin Harrison was also the great grandfather, and namesake, of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States.
		The 1790 census, taken shortly after Harrison County was formed, indicated that the new county had next to the smallest population (2,080) of the nine counties that were, at that time, within present-day West Virginia.
	www.polsci.wvu.edu /wv/Harrison/harihistory.html (3346 words)

	The origin of the names Harris and Harrison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Both Harris and Harrison are extremely common English surnames; the former tends to be more common in the West Midlands and Southwest England, whereas the latter is commoner in Northern England.
		A large and influential American Harrison family are descended from Benjamin Harrison, who emigrated from England to Virginia in 1633 or 1634.
		Ancestors include another Benjamin Harrison (?1726 - 1791), who was an activist in the American Revolution and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
	privatewww.essex.ac.uk /~alan/family/S-Harris.html (193 words)

	Virginia Historical Markers :: virginia.historical-markers.org
		Governor Benjamin Harrison was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and William Henry Harrison served as president of the United States.
		The present mansion, built in 1726, was the birthplace of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and President William Henry Harrison.
		Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) - Virginia planter, politcian, and signer of the Declaration of Independence - was born at nearby Berkeley plantation.
	www.historical-markers.org /distance/index.cgi?mid=200_0019 (5544 words)

	Bradley Rymph: Genealogy: Anna Tuthill Symmes (Harrison) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Lt. Harrison came from a prestigious family ― his father Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) had been a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
		In 1840, William Henry Harrison was elected the 9th President of the United States.
		Harrison herself had not traveled with her husband from their Ohio home for the inauguration in Washington, D.C., because at age 65 she was too ill for the rigorous mid-winter travel via steamboat and railroad.
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	AllRefer.com - Benjamin Harrison, political leader in the American Revolution (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Benjamin Harrison, political leader in the American Revolution, U.S. History, Biographies
		Benjamin Harrison 1726?–1791, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b.
		His son William Henry Harrison and his great-grandson Benjamin Harrison were U.S. Presidents.
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	Benjamin Harrison, Signer of Declaration of Independence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Benjamin Harrison is regarded as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
		Benjamin Harrison (5 April 1726 - 24 April 1791) was an Episcopalian.
		Benjamin Harrison the signer of the Declaration of Independence should not confused with his similarly named great-grandson, President Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, who was born in 1833.
	www.adherents.com /people/ph/Benjamin_Harrison.html (291 words)

	Declaration of Independence, Constitution Day Materials, Pocket Constitution Book, US Constitution, Bill of Rights
		The ages of the signers ranged from 26 (Edward Rutledge) to 70 (Benjamin Franklin), but the majority of the signers were in their thirties or forties.
		Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)—After the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin helped to negotiate the Treaty of Alliance with France in 1778 and the Treaty of Paris which ended the Revolutionary War in 1783.
		Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791)—Benjamin Harrison was nicknamed the “Falstaff of Congress” and was the father of President William Henry Harrison and great-grandfather of President Benjamin Harrison.
	www.constitutionfacts.com /declaration/Decl_Signers.htm (4876 words)

	Benjamin Harrison
		Benjamin Harrison was born in Berkeley Virginia in 1726.
		Harrison suffered with gout during his later years.
		He died in 1791 at the age of 65.
	www.ushistory.org /declaration/signers/harrison.htm (261 words)

	Welcome to the Harrison County (Ky.) Historical Society!
		As an expression of that pride in the county's history the Harrison County Historical Society would like to see steps taken to preserve those pieces the county's past which were a part of the struggle that was the American Civil War.
		If traveling cross country you should ever get lost on your way to Harrison County, Kentucky, and have the need to ask for directions, be sure to specify the state, for there are eight in all which include a Harrison County within their borders.
		Harrison County, Kentucky was the second so named, and is only one of two of the counties whose borders don't form a part of their respective state's boundary (The other being Ohio's Harrison County).
	www.harrisoncountyky.us /historical-society (3038 words)

	Account of a Declaration; Biographies
		Benjamin Franklin, born in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 17, 1706, may by his life alone be the most profound statement of what an American strives to be.
		Benjamin Franklin: Businessman, Writer, Publisher, Scientist, Diplomat, Legislator, and Social activist, was one of the earliest and strongest advocates for the abolition of Slavery, and for the protection of the rights of American aboriginal peoples.
		He studied Law in the office of Benjamin Chew (later, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania) and then continued his education in England, two years study with the Bishop of Worchestor.
	www.leftjustified.com /leftjust/lib/sc/ht/decl/gbiof-h.html (4247 words)

	Paltea Harrison
		William Henry Harrison (the ninth President) is Palatea's first cousin, and his grandson, Benjamin Harrison (the twenty-sixth President).
		Not only that, but the Harrison identified as her father is not always included in the family in which he was supposedly born.
		Much has been written about Benjamin Harrison V. Thought to be Palatea's uncle (her father's brother), Benjamin Harrison V lived at a time that is difficult for most of us to comprehend.
	homepage.mac.com /cabaniss/genealogy/familyhistories/harrison/palateaharrison.html (1227 words)

	USS Harrison
		Serving in California during the Mexican War in Portsmouth, he was a volunteer in the expedition to rescue Kearny's command, and spent 5 days en route from San Francisco to Monterey in a small boat carrying despatches.
		In 1862 Harrison commanded Caguga at the passage of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, leading the battle line past the forts and upriver to New Orleans.
		Continuing her cruise against British shipping, the ship departed again 13 November 1776 and afterbeing chased by frigate Tartar on the 23d, brought two more prizes into port 1 December Harrison remained at Plymouth, was frozen in for a time in January, and after making two short unproductive cruises decommissioned.
	www.multied.com /Navy/MISC/harrison.html (358 words)

	Combs-Harrison Connections
		Stanard adds that the parish register confirms that Cuthbert HARRISON was baptized at St. Margaret's, Westminster (Greater London), Middlesex, England, on 3 Jan 1637/8, and that he was recorded as a justice of Stafford Co, VA in 1698.
		About Burr HARRISON I, Stanard states that in 1700, Stafford records included a request by Burr HARRISON to be appointed guardian to the children of Edward SMITH, he having married the widow who was now deceased.
		Thomas HARRISON "of Chappawamsick," Stafford Co, VA (son of Burr Harrison I) was born Sept. 7, 1665, died Aug. 13, 1746.
	www.combs-families.org /combs/assoc/harrison.htm (1855 words)

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		Benjamin Harrison -- who became the 23rd president in 1889 -- was born Aug.
		Harrison studied law in Cincinnati and was admitted to the bar there in 1853.
		Harrison was unsuccessful in the 1876 Indiana gubernatorial election.
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