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Jane Findlay Harrison ( née Irwin; July 23, 1804 – May 11, 1847 was the acting first lady of the United States from March 4 to April 4, 1841, during the presidency of her father-in-law William Henry Harrison. She took the position as a substitute for the president's wife, Anna Harrison who was unable to travel to the White House.
- Jane Irwin, July 23, 1804, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- William Henry Harrison
Jane Irwin was born on July 23, 1804, in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, to parents Archibald and Mary Irwin. 1 While visiting family, Jane met William Henry Harrison Jr., and on February 18, 1824, the couple married. 2 They had two children; only one, James, lived to adulthood. 3. Tragically, she was widowed by the death of her husband in 1838.
Jane Harrison. 1841. Jane Harrison (1804–1847) Born Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. Little is known about President William Henry Harrison’s daughter-in-law, Jane Findlay Irwin Harrison, who served as the official White House hostess for a very brief period in 1841. She had lived with her in-laws following the death of her husband, William Henry ...
Jane Harrison ( née Irwin; July 23, 1804 – c. 1846) was the acting first lady of the United States from March 4 to April 4, 1841, during the presidency of her father-in-law William Henry Harrison. She took the position as a substitute for the president's wife, Anna Harrison who was unable to travel to the White House.
Jane Irwin Harrison was born in 1804. One of her sisters married John Scott Harrison and was the mother of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States. Jane married William Henry Harrison, Jr., son of Anna Symmes Harrison and William Henry Harrison, in 1824. Jane's husband, a lawyer, died in 1838, leaving Jane a widow with two sons.
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Jane Findlay Irwin Harrison served as the official White House hostess briefly in 1841, during father-in-law President William Henry Harrisons administration. She had lived with her in-laws following the death of her husband, William Henry Harrison Jr., and accompanied the president-elect to Washington, D.C.
When William Henry Harrison's wife decided not to go to Washington with him, the president-elect asked his daughter-in-law Jane Irwin Harrison, widow of his namesake son, to accompany him and...
