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    Benjamin Harrison V

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  1. 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. He was a signer of the Continental Association, as well as the United States Declaration of Independence, and was one of the nation's ...

  2. Benjamin Harrison V. The stature of Benjamin Harrison and his impact went far beyond his large size. As a Signer of the Declaration of Independence, he helped birth a new nation. Two of his descendants became great leaders in their own right as Presidents of the United States. Benjamin Harrison (V) was born on April 5, 1726 at Berkeley ...

  3. Mar 14, 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.

    • Virginia
    • Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia
    • April 05, 1726
  4. Mar 18, 2024 · Gov Benjamin Harrison V was a Founding Father in the American Revolution. Benjamin Harrison V is Notable. Death: Date: 24 Apr 1791. Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States. Source: #S17. Benjamin Harrison was born on 5 April 1726 on Berkeley Plantation in Charles City County, Virginia, the fourth of eleven children and the oldest of ...

    • Male
    • April 5, 1726
    • Elizabeth (Bassett) Harrison
    • April 24, 1791
  5. Benjamin Harrison’s great-grandfather, Benjamin Harrison V, was born in Berkeley, Virginia, in 1726. He attended William and Mary College in Williamsburg. In 1764, when the House defied the Royal Governor and passed the Stamp Act Resolutions, the Governor tried to bribe Harrison with an appointment to the executive council.

  6. Husband Benjamin HARRISON V The Signer Wife Elizabeth BASSETT Children William Henry HARRISON Pres., Gen. (continued) App 1829 Committee on Military Affairs (Nineteenth and Twentieth Congresses) Elected 4 Mar 1841 President of the United States; Washington, D. C. Death 4 Apr 1841 Washington D. C. Burial North Bend, Hamilton Co., Ohio

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  8. 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. Their descendants include a Founding Father of the United States, Benjamin Harrison V, and three U. S. presidents: William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, and Abraham ...

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