The presidents of the United States : from Washington to Fillmore . HARRISON. William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of theUnited States, was born at Berkeley, Charles City county,Virginia, February 9, 1773. His ancestors settled in Vir-ginia, about 1640, and the family name was always amongthe most prominent in her history. His father, BenjaminHarrison, was a conspicuous patriot of the revolution. Whena very young man, he honorably represented his native dis-trict in the house of burgesses for many years, and on the14th of November, 1764, was one of those of its distinguishedmembers chos
The presidents of the United States : from Washington to Fillmore . HARRISON. William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of theUnited States, was born at Berkeley, Charles City county,Virginia, February 9, 1773. His ancestors settled in Vir-ginia, about 1640, and the family name was always amongthe most prominent in her history. His father, BenjaminHarrison, was a conspicuous patriot of the revolution. Whena very young man, he honorably represented his native dis-trict in the house of burgesses for many years, and on the14th of November, 1764, was one of those of its distinguishedmembers chosen to prepare an address to the king, a me-morial to the lords, and a remonstrance to the house ofcommons, in opposition to the stamp act. He was a dele-gate from Virginia to the first Continental Congress, whichassembled at Philadelphia, September 1st, 1774, when hehad the gratification of seeing his brother-in-law, PeytonRandolph, placed in the presidential chair. At the Congressof the following year, 1775, after the death of Mr. Randolph,it was the wish of nea
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