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Harrison, Carter H. (Carter Henry), 1825-1893

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Personal name headingHarrison, Carter H. (Carter Henry), 1825-1893
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Variant(s)Harrison, Carter Henry, 1825-1893
See alsoChicago (Ill.). Mayor (1879-1887 : Harrison)
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Chicago (Ill.). Mayor (1893-1893 : Harrison)
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Associated countryUnited States
LocatedNew Haven (Conn.) Lexington (Ky.) Chicago (Ill.)
Birth date1825-02-15
Death date1893-10-28
Place of birthFayette County (Ky.)
Place of deathChicago (Ill.)
AffiliationUnited States. Congress. House
Yale University
Translyvania University
Profession or occupationAttorneys Farmers Real estate developers Legislators Mayors Newspaper editors
Found inProceedings of a memorial meeting of the City Council of the city of Chicago ... 1893: t.p. (Carter H. Harrison)
LC in OCLC, 3/20/96 (hdg.: Harrison, Carter Henry, 1825-1893; usage: Carter H. Harrison)
Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed Sept. 25, 2008 (Harrison, Carter Henry, a Representative from Ill.; b. Feb. 15, 1825; mayor of Chicago 1879-1887; owner and editor of the Chicago Times, 1891-1893; again elected mayor of Chicago in 1893 and served until his death in Chicago by assassination Oct. 28, 1893)
Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 411-412 ("Carter Henry Harrison" born near Lexington, Ky. Received BA from Yale University in 1845. Studied law at Transylvania University and was eventually admitted to the bar after leaving the University to become a gentleman farmer. Settled in Chicago and invested in real estate. Elected to U. S. Congress where he served from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1879. Author of at least two books.)
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