Benjamin 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. He was born into the Harrison family of Virginia at their homestead, the Berkeley plantation. He served ...
- Elizabeth Bassett (m. 1748)
- Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia, U.S.
- Elizabeth, Fairleanah Eleanor, Anne, Benjamin VI, Lucy, Carter, Sarah, William Henry
- Patrick Henry
Benjamin Harrison V (April 5, 1726– April 24, 1791) was an American revolutionary leader from Charles City County, Virginia. He was educated at the College of William and Mary. Harrison was a representative for Surry County, Virginia (1756-1758) and Charles City County (1766-1776) to the House of Burgesses.
- April 5, 1726, Charles City County, Virginia
- Thomas Nelson, Jr.
- April 24, 1791 (aged 65), Charles City County, Virginia
- Patrick Henry
Benjamin Harrison fue el vigésimo tercer presidente de los Estados Unidos, entre 1889 y 1893. Es el único que ha sido precedido y sucedido en la presidencia por la misma persona: el demócrata Grover Cleveland. Es el primer presidente el cuál grabó su voz en un fonógrafo, por lo cuál es hoy el primer presidente con voz reconocible.
- Family
- Virginia Delegate
- Congressional Delegate in Philadelphia
- Second Continental Congress and Declaration of Independence
- Revolutionary War
- Governor of Virginia
- Return to Legislature and Death
- References
Parents and siblings
Harrison was born April 5, 1726, in Charles City County, Virginia; he was the oldest of ten children of Benjamin Harrison IV and Anne Carter; Anne was a daughter of Robert Carter I. The first Benjamin Harrison arrived in the colonies around 1630, and by 1633 began a family tradition of public service, when he was recorded as Clerk of the Virginia Governor's Council. Benjamin II and Benjamin III followed this example, serving as delegates in the Virginia House of...
Inheritance and slaveholding
Harrison's father, at age 51, and with a child in hand, was struck by lightning as he shut an upstairs window during a storm on July 12, 1745; he and daughter Hannah were killed. Benjamin V inherited the bulk of his father's estate, including Berkeley and a number of surrounding plantations, as well as thousands of acres extending to Surry County and the falls of the James River. Also among his holdings was a fishery on the river and a grist mill in Henrico County....
Marriage and children
Harrison in 1748 married Elizabeth Bassett of New Kent County; she was the daughter of Col. William Bassett and Elizabeth Churchill. Harrison and wife had eight children during their 40-year marriage. Among them was eldest daughter Lucy Bassett (1749–1809) who married Peyton Randolph. Another daughter, Anne Bassett (1753–1821), married David Coupland. The eldest son was Benjamin Harrison VI (1755–1799), a briefly successful merchant who served in the Virginia...
Benjamin Harrison V in 1749 first took the path of his father in being elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses, initially for Surry County; however, he was not then of legal age to assume his burgesses seat, which was delayed until 1752. His county representations in the Burgesses were as follows: 1. 1752–1761 – Surry County 2. 1766...
In 1773, colonists protested the British tax on tea by destroying a shipment during the Boston Tea Party. While all of the colonies were inspired by the news, some patriots, including Harrison, had misgivings, and believed the Bostonians had a duty to reimburse the East India Company for its losses at their hands. The British Par...
When the Second Continental Congress convened in May 1775, Harrison took up residence in north Philadelphia with two roommates—his brother-in-law Peyton Randolph and George Washington. The two men left him to reside on his own when Randolph suddenly died, and Washington assumed command of the Continental Army.Harrison wa...
From December 1775 until March 1777, the Congress was on two occasions threatened by British forces, and forced to remove itself—first to Baltimore and later to York, Pennsylvania–circumstances that Harrison distinctly disliked. This has been attributed to some unspecified ill-health he was experiencing at the time. In 1...
The new nation secured its Revolutionary War victory in October 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia–this provided only brief respite for Harrison, who began to serve a month later as the fifth Governor of Virginia. He was also the fourth governor to assume the office in that year–the multiple successions were occasioned by wartime ...
In 1786, Harrison and other members of the legislature were deeply divided over the issue of state aid to religion. He joined with his brother and fellow delegate, Carter Henry Harrison, in supporting a measure offered by Patrick Henry to provide funds for teachers of the Christian religion. The proposal failed, and the as...
Works cited
1. Adams, John; Adams, Charles Francis (1851). The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: Autobiography, continued. Diary. Essays and controversial papers of the Revolution. The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States. 3. Little, Brown. ISBN 9781443712859. 2. Dowdey, Clifford (1957). The Great Plantation (1st ed.). New York: Rinehart & Co. OCLC 279919. 3. Harrison, J. Houston (1975). Settlers by the Long Grey Trail. Genealogical Publ. Co. ISBN 080630664...
Benjamin Harrison V (* 5. April 1726 auf der Berkeley-Plantage im Charles City County, Colony of Virginia; † 24. April 1791 ebenda) war ein nordamerikanischer Plantagenbesitzer und einer der Führer der Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitsbewegung. Als einer der Unterzeichner der Unabhängigkeitserklärung der Vereinigten Staaten zählt er zu den ...
20 de jun. de 2022 · Benjamin Harrison V (April 5, 1726 – April 24, 1791) was an American planter and revolutionary leader from Charles City County, Virginia. He earned his higher education at the College of William and Mary, and he was perhaps the first figure in the Harrison family to gain national attention.