James Thomas Harrison (November 30, 1811 – May 22, 1879) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862.
Biography
James Thomas Harrison was born on November 30, 1811, near Pendleton, South Carolina.[1] He was the son of Thomas Harrison, a lawyer, military officer in the War of 1812, and Comptroller General of South Carolina; and his wife, a daughter of U.S. Representative John Baylis Earle.[1] Harrison graduated from the University of South Carolina at the age of 18.[1] He then studied law under James L. Petigru in Charleston, South Carolina.[1] In 1834, Harrison moved to Macon, Mississippi, to practice law.[1] Two years later, he moved to Columbus, Mississippi, and continued his law practice there.[1] He represented the Mississippi bar in the trial of Jefferson Davis.[1] He died in Columbus on May 22, 1879.[1]
Family
He was a descendant of Virginia Governor and United States Declaration of Independence signatory Benjamin Harrison V (1726–1791). He married Regina, the daughter of Thomas G. Blewett, in 1840.[2] His daughter, Regina, married Lieutenant-General Stephen D. Lee in 1865.[3] His son, James T. Harrison (1848-1928), was the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1900 to 1904.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi: Embracing an Authentic and Comprehensive Account of the Chief Events in the History of the State and a Record of the Lives of Many of the Most Worthy and Illustrious Families and Individuals. Goodspeed. 1891. pp. 884–885.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Encyclopedia of Mississippi History: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions and Persons. S. A. Brant. pp. 847–848.
- ^ "Lieutenant General Stephen Dill Lee". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2010.
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