Carter Henry Harrison I

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[edit]

Ancestors of Carter Henry Harrison I

16. Benjamin Harrison I

8. Benjamin Harrison II

17. Mary Stringer

4. Benjamin Harrison III

9. Hannah Churchill

2. Benjamin Harrison IV

20. Lewis Burwell

10. Lewis Burwell Jr.

21. Lucy Higginson

5. Elizabeth Burwell

22. Anthony Smith

11. Abigail Smith

23. Martha Bacon

1. Carter Henry Harrison I

24. John Carter

12. John Carter

25. Elizabeth Benion

6. Robert Carter I

26. Gabriel Ludlow

13. Sarah Ludlow

27. Phyllis Wakelyn

3. Anne Carter

28. John Landon

14. Thomas Landon

29. Frances Saint Leger

7. Elizabeth Landon

30. Thomas Delavall

15. Mary Delavall

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^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b Abbot, Willis John (1895). "The Harrison Family". Carter Henry Harrison: A Memoir. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. pp. 1–23. ISBN 9780795020988.
^ 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.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

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[Tyler-1] Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ed. (1915). "Fathers of the Revolution". Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. II. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 11–12.

[Abbot-2] Abbot, Willis John (1895). "The Harrison Family". Carter Henry Harrison: A Memoir. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. pp. 1–23. ISBN 9780795020988.

[Page-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.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

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