Harrison family of Virginia
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The Harrison family of Virginia is a prominent American political dynasty whose members played significant roles in colonial leadership and early United States history, including producing two U.S. presidents.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American political family ⓘ |
| ancestralHome |
Berkeley Plantation
NERFINISHED
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Brandon Plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Continental Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia House of Burgesses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Founding Fathers of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicBase |
plantation agriculture
ⓘ
tobacco cultivation ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | English American ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Benjamin Harrison
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ⓘ
Benjamin Harrison V NERFINISHED ⓘ Benjamin Harrison VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Burwell Bassett NERFINISHED ⓘ Carter Bassett Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ John Scott Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathaniel Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Peyton Randolph Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Carter Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ William Henry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the earliest American political dynasties
ⓘ
produced multiple generations of officeholders ⓘ |
| influenced |
Virginia politics
ⓘ
early U.S. national politics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colonial leadership in Virginia
ⓘ
service in the Continental Congress ⓘ service in the U.S. Congress ⓘ service in the U.S. presidency ⓘ service in the Virginia House of Burgesses ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| notableFor | producing two U.S. presidents ⓘ |
| politicalTradition |
Democratic Party
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ⓘ
Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedPresident |
Benjamin Harrison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Henry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
James River plantations
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ⓘ
Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| socialClass | planter aristocracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
colonial America
ⓘ
early United States history ⓘ |
| usedLaborSystem | enslaved labor ⓘ |
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