Carter harrison sr biography

Carter Harrison Sr. (15 February 1825-28 October 1893) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-IL 2) from 4 March 1875 to 3 March 1879 (succeeding Jasper D. Ward and preceding George R. Davis) and Mayor of Chicago from 28 April 1879 to 18 April 1887 (succeeding Monroe Heath and preceding John A. Roche) and from 17 April to 28 October 1893 (succeeding Hempstead Washburne and preceding George Bell Swift).

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Carter Harrison Sr. was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1825, a first cousin twice removed of President William Henry Harrison; he later fathered Carter Harrison Jr.. He became a lawyer in Chicago, Illinois in 1855, and he invested in real estate and became a millionaire. After the Great Chicago Fire, Harrison entered politics as a conservativeDemocrat, and he was known for his flamboyant oration while serving in the US House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879. He won working-class and upper-class support while serving as Mayor from 1879 to 1887 and in 1893, although the evangelical middle class disapproved of him. He advised his police force not to i

The Murder of Mayor Carter H. Harrison of Chicago by Eugene Prendergast

 

Story by Thomas Duke, 1910
“Celebrated Criminal Cases of America”
Part III: Cases East of The Pacific Coast

Carter Henry Harrison was born in Lafayette County, Kentucky, on February 25, 1825, and graduated from Yale College in 1845.

He lived in Chicago many years, and accumulated a vast fortune. Harrison was a Democrat and was elected by that party to the office of Mayor of Chicago, taking his seat on April 18, 1893. He was a grand character and had friends and admirers galore.

Mr. Harrison was a widower and had two grown sons, named Preston and Carter, the latter subsequently serving as Mayor of Chicago for several terms.

On October 28, 1893, Harrison, Sr., visited the World’s Fair, then being held in Chicago, and returned to his home at No. 231 Ashland Boulevard at 5 p. m. After dinner he retired to his room to rest. At 8 p. m. the door bell rang and was answered by a domestic named Mary Hansen who was confronted by a small man about 25 years old, with a wizened, smooth-shave

Carter Harrison III

American politician (1825–1893)

For other people with the same name, see Carter Harrison.

Carter Harrison

In office
April 17, 1893 – October 28, 1893
Preceded byHempstead Washburne
Succeeded byJohn Patrick Hopkins
George Bell Swift (acting)
In office
April 28, 1879 – April 18, 1887
Preceded byMonroe Heath
Succeeded byJohn A. Roche
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Preceded byJasper D. Ward
Succeeded byGeorge R. Davis
In office
1871–1875
Preceded byposition established
Born

Carter Henry Harrison


(1825-02-15)February 15, 1825
near Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedOctober 28, 1893(1893-10-28) (aged 68)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Cause of deathGunshot wounds
Resting placeGraceland Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)

Margarette Stearns

(m. 1882; died 1887)​

Sophonisba Grayson Preston

(m. 1855; died 1876

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