The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-11-03
A BRILLIANT CAREER.
a Brief sketch OF the Life or Car.
Henry Harrison.

a Brief sketch OF the Life OF Cart.
Henry Harrison.
BY birth Carter Henry Harrison va,
Kentuckian. He was a native Of Fsy
ettee county in that state; he was Dor
Feb. Is, 1926. His great-great- graz
father was father of Benjamin Harrisu
who was father of President Villa
Henry Harrison. BY the death Of b.
father he was left at the age OF s, to Il
care of his mother, who was daughter d
Col. William Russell OF the Init
States army. At the age of 20 years /:
was graduated at Yale college. Foll0:
ing various occupations in his young:
years, at first he gave attention to far-
ing. lie read law, and he spent ty
years in foreign countries. Afterwa'
upon his admission to the bar, he sctt-
in Chicago. engaged in real estate q
e%rations there and became wealth
| After the great Chicago fire of 1871, .
served three years in the Office Of coul'
commissioner. In 1874, upon his retu.
from "A second trip abroad, Mr., Harris
| was elected a member of the lower hoL,
in congress. He served two terms. i
1879, he was elected mayor OF Chica,
ana served thereafter four bienn..
terms. The administrations of May
Creiger and Mayor Washburn followe
and Harrison, after an exciting canvas
was again elected to the term in I,
m"ayorality which he was serving at I,
time of his death.
As mayor of Chicago, Mr.. Harris,
has come into fame throughout I,
United States. He possessed execut1
talent Of a high order; in election TIM
he was an old intrepid %campaigner,
has often been charged against him tn
he pandered to the tough" element
Chicago. yet he always command;
strong support with Chicago's busine'
men. He was a mar of brave
and lirmness when any eXlgen.
arose. Ills latest was in Az
ust of this year when riot 80
! threatened in Chicago. On that og.
| sion. a crowd of the unerplOycJ pa
disturbed the peace with noisy paraj
| and with meetings where much lnia
pcratc talk was INDUCED. Several =.
| pie were injured and tho affair looE.
| serious for a time. While the crowd
| several Thousand restless people Il"
| holding a meeting on the lake ifoL
Mayor Harrison appeared and in an a
| dress he implored the crowd to ma.
tain peace, adding that they certain
would not gain anything by public d
| turbance and declaring that, at az
risk, he would put a stop to parade5 a!
| demonstrations. His presence and d
words had a remarkable effect and u
uproar ended Immediately.
On the completion Of his fourth LEI
as mayor, Mr.. Harrison made "A u
around the world and wrote "A la
With the Sun" In 1880 he visit
Alaska and the National park, and J
DOCK "A summer outinE, du'o'
his literary fame. In 1891 he purchas
the Chicago Times, which he edited u
til he was elected mayor, last April a.
which his sons now own. lie married
1853 to Miss Preston. She died in :
rope in 1876. In 1882 he married Nd
guerite Stearns, who died in 1887, al
he was to have been married a few "a
hence to Miss Anna Howard OF N
Orleans. At the time !of his death
was a candidate for the office OF mi
States senator. During the past
months, he received the officials a
the delegations visiting tho worlds L
and the different congresses and conV'
tions from all parts Of the country a
the world, and his addresses constitu'.
volume Of happy thoughts and suge
| tiOns.