Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-29
SKETCH OF HARRISON.
He Was Descended OF Good Stock
and Was a Man Of Brains.


CHICAGO. Oct. 2s.-Carter III. Harrison
was born in Fayette county. Kentucky.
February 10, 1875. Richard a. Har-
risou, Cromwells lieutenant general.
who led Charles /. to the block. Is hia
earliest ancestor preserved ia the family
archives. The natne was conspicuous
in Virginia during the colonial period,
and Carter T. Harrison. his great grand
father. and his brother. Benjamin Har-
rison, the signer Of the declaration Of in
dependence and father of President VIM.
Henry Harrison. enrolled IN the annals
OF the infancy OF the United States of
America. Early inter.marriages linked
the Harrison family with the Randolphs.
Cabells and Carriers two prominent
Virginia families. Through the former.
Thomas Jefferson and John Randolph
were near OF kin. TO the latter the
Reeves OF Virginia and the Breckin-
ridges OF Kentucky. Robert Carter Har-
rison, grand father of our subject. To-
Gated in Kentucky IN ISL lis father
and grand father were graduates OK
William and Mary college. When he
was eight months old his father died.
but the circumstances II the family was
left in an unusually promising condi.
placed under the scholastic care Of Dr..
Louis Marshall. brother Of the chief jus
tice and father IL the famous Kentucky
orator. Thomas II. Marshall. In lsi5 be
graduated from Yale college. lie then
studied law. but did not practice. A
short time leisurely spent on his fathers
farm. six miles from Lexington. preceded
a trip to Europe in is5l, when be visited
every part oi England. Scotland and
other parts Of Europe and passed into
Egypt and. in company with Bayard
Taylor, explored Syria and Asia Minor.
Taylor's Land of the Saraeen" was the
result of the tour. la 1915 Mr.. Harri-
son entered the Pennsylvania Law
school at Lexington and finished the
course IN 1850 In 1850 he came
10 Chicago Real estate transactions
from that time forward engaged hss at
tention aside from his political ventures
His political life began in ISL when he
was elected county commissioner. In
1877 he was nominated by the demo.
Gratis To congress Ia represent a strongly
republican district, but was defeated.
He reduced the republican majority 80
greatly however. that he was again
placed in the field and elected by
majority Of eight votes. At the time he
was put up be was travelling with his
family in Germany. Austria. the Tyroi
and Switzerland.
lie at once came home 10 represent
his district. but ia lss5 vent
back. and after travelling through
northern Eurvpe. ended has trip IN
Paris Ills family vent % Germany
and he came TO Chicago o0ly 90 tc
called by the death ~ his VIE While
absent he wae re elected to congress
In ls'1 his name was first suggested Tor
the mayofalty and in April following he
was elected ly a majority - over s.Uo.
although the city had CoGe republican
the fall before l,y y MAJORITY q 500 la
ISL be was re elected by = majority of
sou. although the city Went republican
th. fail before IS sEsl Ia this caa-
paiEu not only the press bat tie pulpit
vas opposed 10 him In iss5 he y a.
r. elected ~ sn Increased majority. IN
the fail q lisa. Mr. HsFriaGn. IN
obedience % the peremptory aerna9i q
the democrat party. vas q csnfiliae To-
governor q tie state - liiiBois hof wAs
defeated by Governor Dglssils the staie
being prrpouGefaungi feputliesn Mr..
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