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BENJAMIN HARRISON

Benjamin Harrison, also born in Berkley and a son of the last named, and sheriff of Charles City county and in 1728 a member of the house of burgesses, died in 1774. His son Benjamin likewise of Berkley, was a member of the house of burgesses from 1750-1775, and was a member of the first continental congress and a signer of the Declaration of Inde-pendence. He was three times governor of Virginia and carried the popular vote of his state. His third son William Henry Harrison born in Berkley, February 9, 1773, afterward became the famous general and later president of the United States. He served as aide-de-camp under Anthony Wayne and was secretary of the Northwest Territory. He was a delegate to congress from that Territory and a brave soldier, fought at the battle of Tippecanoe November 7, 1811. He was also engaged at Fort Meigs and participated in the battle of the Thames October 5, 1812. He was United States senator from Ohio and was minister to Columbia. He became president of the United States March 4, 1841. He expired while in office April 4,1841. His second son William Henry Harrison was the father of our subject.

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