James Thomas Harrison
James Thomas Harrison | |
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| Deputy from Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States | |
| In office February 4, 1861 – February 17, 1862 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 30, 1811 |
| Died | May 22, 1879 (aged 67) |
| Resting place | Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi |
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
[edit]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]
Harrison was selected as a Mississippi representative to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States in 1861.[2] He did not run for reelection and returned to the practice of law in Mississippi after his term in Congress expired. Harrison was later elected to the US Congress but was not seated due to his Confederate ties.[2] He died in Columbus on May 22, 1879.[1]
Family
[edit]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.[3] His daughter, Regina, married Lieutenant-General Stephen D. Lee in 1865.[4] His son, James T. Harrison (1848-1928), was the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1900 to 1904.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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.
- 1 2 Warner, Ezra J.; Yearns, W. Buck (1975). Biographical Register of the Confederate Congress. Louisiana State University Press. p. 111. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
- ↑ 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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- 1811 births
- 1879 deaths
- 19th-century American lawyers
- Deputies and delegates to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States
- Mississippi lawyers
- Members of the Confederate House of Representatives from Mississippi
- People from Pendleton, South Carolina
- People of Mississippi in the American Civil War
- Signatories of the Constitution of the Confederate States
- Signatories of the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States
- Burials at Friendship Cemetery
