James Thomas Harrison

Deceased Person

1811 – 1879

49

Who was James Thomas Harrison?

James Thomas Harrison was an American politician and a signatory of the Confederate States Constitution. He was born in Anderson County, South Carolina and later moved to Columbus, Mississippi. He represented Mississippi in the Provisional Confederate Congress from February 1861 to February 1862.

He was a descendant of Virginia Governor and United States Declaration of Independence signatory Benjamin Harrison V.

His daughter, Regina Harrison, married Confederate Lt. General Stephen Dill Lee in February 1865, during the waning months of the U.S. Civil War.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Nov 30, 1811
Died
May 22, 1879

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"James Thomas Harrison." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/biography/james-thomas-harrison/m/0ch41hg>.

Discuss this James Thomas Harrison biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net