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Father Benjamin Harrison V signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a member of the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia and became known within his family as “The Signer.” His son, William Henry Harrison, and his great-grandson, Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), later became presidents of the United States.
4 de jul. de 2004 · Benjamin Harrison. Benjamin Harrison, the most conservative of the Virginia signers except for Carter Braxton, was a member of one of the most prominent planter families in the South and was the fifth in a line of active politicians bearing the same name. Because of his rotundity, joviality, love of good foods and wines, and fondness for luxury ...
18 de may. de 2012 · Benjamin Harrison V (April 5, 1726 - April 24, 1791) came from one of the most prominent political families in American History. His great-great-great-grandfather came to the Virginia Colony from England in 1630. His family stayed in Virginia and continued to play an important role in politics. Benjamin Harrison V would become governor of ...
2 de jun. de 2021 · One of the most influential and conspicuous of the delegates at the 1775 Second Continental Congress was Benjamin Harrison V of Berkeley (1726-1791). Elected Chairman of the Congress’s Committee of the Whole, he presided, with flair, over the final deliberations that shaped the Declaration of Independence.
1781 - 1782 Assembly - Benjamin Harrison was elected governor on Nov. 30, 1781, and was succeeded by William Green Munford. 1791 Assembly - Benjamin Harrison was elected but died before the session began. Stith Hardyman was his successor. * see below for more information. Bio: Born at "Berkeley", Charles City County, Va., probably April 5, 1726.
6 de dic. de 2019 · Benjamin Harrison was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in Virginia to a wealthy family, Harrison inherited his family's plantation after his father's death. Harrison followed in his father's footsteps, and he became a politician and represented his town in the Virginia House of Burgesses.
Benjamin Carter Harrison V was an American planter, merchant, and politician who served as a legislator in colonial Virginia, following his namesakes' tradition of public service. He was a signer of the Continental Association, as well as the United States Declaration of Independence, and was one of the nation's Founding Fathers. He served as Virginia's governor from 1781 to 1784.
