Carter Harrison, Sr.
U.S. Congressperson
1825 – 1893
Who was Carter Harrison, Sr.?
Carter Henry Harrison, Sr. was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois from 1879 until 1887; he was subsequently elected to a fifth term in 1893 but was assassinated before completing his term. He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives. Harrison was the first cousin twice removed of President William Henry Harrison.
Born near Lexington, Kentucky to Carter Henry Harrison II and Caroline Russell, he was only a few months old when his father died. He was educated by private tutors, and was graduated from Yale College in 1845 as a member of Scroll and Key. Following graduation, he traveled and studied in Europe from 1851 to 1853 before entering Transylvania College in Lexington, where he earned a law degree in 1855. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and commenced practice in Chicago; Harrison came to Chicago because he saw it as a land of opportunity.
Harrison ran an unsuccessful campaign in 1872 for election to the Forty-third Congress. Beginning in 1874, he served as a member of the board of commissioners of Cook County.
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- Born
- Feb 15, 1825
Lexington - Also known as
- Carter H. Harrison, Sr.
- Carter Henry Harrison
- Carter Henry Harrison, Sr.
- Carter H. Harrison
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Law degree, Transylvania University
( - 1855)
- Law degree, Transylvania University
- Lived in
- Chicago
- Died
- Oct 28, 1893
Chicago - Resting place
- Graceland Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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