Harrison family

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The Harrison family is a prominent Virginia dynasty in early American history, known for producing influential colonial leaders and U.S. politicians, including a signer of the Declaration of Independence and two presidents.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Harrison family canonical 4
Harrison (family name) [uncertain] 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American political family
American politician
President of the United States
Virginia dynasty
associatedWithEstate Berkeley Plantation NERFINISHED
Brandon Plantation NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ethnicOrigin English American NERFINISHED
fieldOfActivity military service
plantation agriculture
politics
hasNotableMember Anne Carter Harrison NERFINISHED
Benjamin Harrison NERFINISHED
Benjamin Harrison III NERFINISHED
Benjamin Harrison IV NERFINISHED
Benjamin Harrison V NERFINISHED
Benjamin Harrison VI NERFINISHED
Burwell Bassett NERFINISHED
Carter Bassett Harrison NERFINISHED
William Henry Harrison NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance influential in Virginia colonial governance
influential in early U.S. national politics
locatedIn Virginia
memberOf Harrison family NERFINISHED
notableFor producing U.S. presidents
producing a signer of the Declaration of Independence
producing colonial leaders
ordinalNumberInOffice 23rd President of the United States
9th President of the United States
politicalAlignment Democratic-Republican Party (some members) NERFINISHED
Federalist Party (some members) NERFINISHED
Whig Party (some members) NERFINISHED
positionHeld Governor of Indiana Territory
Governor of Virginia
producedOfficeHolder Governor of Virginia
President of the United States NERFINISHED
U.S. Senator
member of the Continental Congress
member of the U.S. House of Representatives
regionOfActivity Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED
Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED
signatoryOf United States Declaration of Independence NERFINISHED
socialClass Virginia gentry
planter elite
timePeriod colonial America
early United States

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hannah Harrison Ludwell memberOf Harrison family
Caroline Harrison partOf Harrison family
John Scott Harrison notableFamily Harrison family
Mary Harrison McKee memberOf Harrison family
Harrison Street isNamedAfter Harrison family
subject surface form: Harrison Street (Oakland)
this entity surface form: Harrison (family name) [uncertain]