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Carter Bassett Harrison ( c. 1756 – April 18, 1808) was a politician from the U.S. state of Virginia. Early life and education.
The Harrison family of Virginia is an American family with a history in politics, public service, and religious ministry, beginning in the Colony of Virginia during the 1600s.
When Carter Bassett Harrison was born in 1756, in Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia, United States, his father, Benjamin Harrison, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Bassett, was 26. He married Mary Howell Allen about 1724, in Virginia, United States.
Rep. Carter Bassett Harrison was a politician from the U.S. state of Virginia. He was a son of Benjamin Harrison V, a member of the Continental Congress and signer of the American Declaration of Independence, an older brother of William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the United States, and a granduncle of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd ...
Husband of Mary Howell (Allen) Harrison — married about 1788 [location unknown] Husband of Jane (Byrd) Harrison — married about 1800 [location unknown] Descendants. Father of William Allen Harrison. Died 18 Apr 1808 at about age 52 in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States.
Sep 28, 2022 · Carter Bassett Harrison (ca.1756–April 18, 1808) was a politician from the U.S. state of Virginia. He was the son of Benjamin Harrison V, a member of the Continental Congress and signer of the American Declaration of Independence, and the brother of William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the United States.
Around 1722, Harrison married Anne Carter, whom William Byrd II described as "a very agreeable girl", and he managed and received profits from her father's land as part of her dowry. Carter entailed this land to Harrison's son Carter Henry Harrison.
