Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-30
CARTER X. HARRlsoN's CAREER.
Kentucky Born. hut q Chicago Citizen froA
Early Manhood.


Early Manhood.
From young manhood to the hour when
the assassin's bullet put an end TO life
filled with years and with honors the
career Of Carter Henry Harrison has been
closely interviewer with the history ofChi-
cago. Born in Eayette county. NY. sprung
Of 4 stock represented ~ the signing OF
the Declara, ION of Independence. Carter
ii. Harrison led till his 3}th year the fine
life a; "a son OF one OF the gentlemen plant
ers of the Old commonwealth. AM! no lie
could be more pleasant. Tie date of his
birth was Feb. II, iSa5. After completing
his common school and academic cduca-
tion he studied under DIR. Marshall, Of
Lexington, brother of Chief Justice Mar
| shall and father of the celebrated wit Tom
Marshall preparing himself for his uni.
versity course.
He entered the sophomore class At Yale
| in ls4: and was graduated in law and let
| tcrs in lSia. AT college he was member
| OF the Scroll and Key society, whose roster
| embraces the names OF the most proml-
| nent men who claim Yale as their alma
mater. After graduation he returned to
Lexington and attended 4 postgraduate
| course ot law lectures for one year. Hav-
| ing gone thus far in his legal education be
returned to the old Harrison homestead in
Fayette county and devoted his attention
to the management of the big plantation
for the four years between 1S4S aud 1851.
1t was in 1851 that Mr.. Harrison first
went abroad His journey embraced what
was in those days called the grand tour,
and during this trip NJ. Harrison famil-
| iarized himself with the French and Ger
| man languages. which in his subsequent
career stood him in such good stead.
After completing l.s tour OF Europe Mr..
Harrison Travelled for many months in
Syria. Palestine and Asia Minor, his CON-
7 panion during this eastern tour being
Bayard Taylor. who was then gathering
material for his book The Land of the
Saracen." IN the preface of this work the
author refers 20 my travelling companion.
Mr.. Carter Henry Harrison, Of Clifton,
Ky." He returned TO kentucy in lS52, re-
sumed and completed his studies Of law.
and was shortly admitted to the bar. In
. 1876 Mr.. Harrison married Miss Sophia
, Preston, OF Henderson, Ky, by which mar
riage were born his four living children
Mrs. Lima Owsley, wife Of Heaton Owsley,
! of this city: Carter II. Harrison, Jr.. Will
lam Preston Harrison and Miss Sophie +
; Harrison. There were six other children,
, all Of whom died in early youth.
, In 1855 Mr.. Harrison paid has first visit
to Chicago. He was greatly taken with
the young city, aad when he returned e
kentucky he sold his plantation, and IL
49,. removed to Chicago for good. HI
had sold his Kentucky property for som'
$4,000, all Of which he at once invested II
real estate in the city of his adoption. On,
of his earliest purchases was the block a,
E the corner o: Clark and Harrison streets
which he owned at The time Of his dealt
: and y. nich constitutes a goodly proportion
. of mis- estates. He also bought acreage OF
: the west side. which subsequently, became
: the Carter Harrison subdivision OF tn,
:, city OF Chicago Mr.. Harrison practiced I
little a; the Chicago bar in those earl,
a days. but IS he himself admitted, was
u mild success as an advocate and was D
e iimid about public speaking that b.
Z | ahar,t,nrcd the nrnfe comnletelY