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Benjamin Harrison V was a Virginia planter, merchant, and politician who signed the Declaration of Independence and served as governor. He was a slaveholder and a descendant of several presidents, but opposed the Constitution for lack of a bill of rights.
Feb 18, 2020 · Learn about Benjamin Harrison V, a Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He also served as the fifth Governor of Virginia during the Revolutionary War and the Treaty of Paris.
Aug 10, 2024 · Benjamin Harrison V (April 5, 1726 – April 24, 1791) was an American planter, merchant, and legislator in colonial Virginia. He was a Founding Father of the United States and also served as Virginia's governor (1781–1784). Benjamin V was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia.
- ""the Signer""
- Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia
- April 05, 1726
Learn about the life and legacy of Benjamin Harrison V, a Virginia politician and patriot who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He was also a governor, a congressman, and a relative of two U.S. presidents.
May 18, 2012 · Learn about Benjamin Harrison V, a prominent Virginia politician and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was the father of future President William Henry Harrison and the great-grandfather of Benjamin Harrison, also a President.
Jun 2, 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.
Benjamin Harrison V (April 5, 1726 – April 24, 1791) was an American planter, merchant, and politician who served as a legislator in colonial Virginia, following his namesakes' tradition of public service.
