Biographical Facts Birth: North Bend, Ohio, August 20, 1833 Ancestry: English-Scotch Father: John Scott Harrison Birth: Vincennes, Indiana, October 4, 1804 Death: North Bend, Ohio, May 25, 1878 Occupations: Farmer; United States Congressman Mother: Elizabeth Irwin Harrison Birth: Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1810 Death: August 15, 1850 Brothers: Archibald Irwin Harrison (1832-1870); Carter Bassett Harrison (1840-1905); John Scott Harrison, Jr. (1844-1926); James Friedlay Harrison (1847-1848); James Irwin Harrison (1849-1850) Sisters: Mary Jane Irwin Harrison (1835-1867); Anna Symmes Harrison (1842-1826) Half Brother: William Henry Harrison (1827-1929) Half Sisters: Elizabeth Short Harrison (1825-1904); Sarah Lucretia Harrison (1829-unknown) Marriage (first): Oxford, Ohio, October 20, 1853 Wife: Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison Birth: Oxford, Ohio, October 1, 1832 Death: Washington, D.C., October 25, 1892 Children: Russell Benjamin Harrison (1854-1936); Mary Scott Harrison (1858-1930) Marriage (second): New York, New York, April 6, 1896 Wife: Mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison Birth: Honesdale, Pennsylvania, April 30, 1858 Death: New York, New York, January 5, 1948 Child: Elizabeth Harrison (1897-1955) Religious Affiliation: Presbyterian Education: Private Tutoring; attended Farmers' College; Miami University (B.A., 1852) Occupations Before Presidency: Lawyer; Notary Public; Soldier Military Service: Colonel in 70th Indiana Volunteers (1862); Resigned as bvt. Brigade General in 1865 Prepresidential Offices: Commissioner for the Court of Claims; City Attorney; Secretary of Indiana Republican Central Committee; State Supreme Court Reporter; United States Senator Inauguration Age: 55 Occupation After Presidency: Lawyer Death: Indianapolis, Indiana, March 13, 1901 Place of Burial: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
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