Sketches of prominent citizens of 1876 : with a few of the pioneers of the city and county who have passed away . ng reputation, and many of his pic-tures have found purchasers in distant cities. JOHN C. S. HARRISON. Mr. Harrison was born at Vincennes, Knox county, Indiana, on the7th of May, 1829 ; he was a son of Benjamin Harrison, and grandson ofGeneral William Henry Harrison the first and only Military Governorof Indiana Territory, and the hero of the Thames, Fort Meigs, and ourown battle of Tippecanoe. He was the Whig candidate for President in1836, and defeated by Martin Van Buren, and ag
Sketches of prominent citizens of 1876 : with a few of the pioneers of the city and county who have passed away . ng reputation, and many of his pic-tures have found purchasers in distant cities. JOHN C. S. HARRISON. Mr. Harrison was born at Vincennes, Knox county, Indiana, on the7th of May, 1829 ; he was a son of Benjamin Harrison, and grandson ofGeneral William Henry Harrison the first and only Military Governorof Indiana Territory, and the hero of the Thames, Fort Meigs, and ourown battle of Tippecanoe. He was the Whig candidate for President in1836, and defeated by Martin Van Buren, and again in 1840 against thesame opponent, which was the most exciting canvass ever known in thehistory of the country; he was elected by the largest majority that anypresidental candidate ever received. It was General Harrison who heldthe peace conference with the celebrated Shawanee chief Tecumseh atVincennes, just prior to the battle of Tippecanoe, in which the chief usedthe poetic language so often ascribed to him. When invited by the gen-eral to be seated in a chair, he was very indignant, and as he sat down. Cy((fW^^ M*Q?^Mc A/yt*^^Ut^^ BISHOP TALBOT. 227 on the ground remarked, The earth is my mother, I will recline uponher lap. I have digressed thus far to give this scrap of history ofIndianas first governor which should be remembered by every citizen ofthe state. Mr. Harrisons grandfather on his mothers side was Mr. DavidBonner, with whom the writer was well acquainted. Mr. Bonner was aprominent merchant of Vincennes; he for several years representedKnox county in the State Legislature; he was a man of sterling integrity,true piety and Christian virtues. The subject of this sketch should bejustly proud of the record of his ancestry, and hand it down as an heir-loom to his own decendants. Mr. Harrison, after receiving a good English education in his nativetown, came to Indianapolis in 1847. When he was in his eighteenthyear, he engaged with Mr. Alfred Harrison in his retail
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