Henry Baldwin Harrison
| Henry Baldwin Harrison | |
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| 52nd Governor of Connecticut | |
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In office January 8, 1885 – January 7, 1887 |
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| Lieutenant | Lorrin A. Cooke |
| Preceded by | Thomas M. Waller |
| Succeeded by | Phineas C. Lounsbury |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives | |
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In office 1865 1873 1883 |
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| Member of the Connecticut Senate | |
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In office 1854 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | September 11, 1821 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | October 29, 1901 (aged 80) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig, Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Elizabeth Osborne Harrison |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Profession | lawyer, politician |
Henry Baldwin Harrison (September 11, 1821 – October 29, 1901) was a Republican politician and the 52nd Governor of Connecticut.
Harrison was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College as valedictorian in 1846, where he was a member of Skull and Bones, and studied at Yale Law School. He was a member of Connecticut Sons of the American Revolution. He married Mary Elizabeth Osborne (the daughter of Yale Law School professor and U.S. Representative Thomas Burr Osborne and Ann Sherwood.)
Harrison ran for office as a Whig, and in 1854, he won a seat in the Connecticut Senate (4th District). Active in the Whig Party, and author of the Personal Liberty Bill, he was instrumental in bringing about the nullification of the Fugitive Slave Law. During the years from 1855 to 1856, he was one of the men who organized the Republican Party in Connecticut. He lost a bid for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1857, and in 1874, but he returned to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1865, 1873, and 1883; during his last term, he was Speaker of the House.
From 1885-1887, Harrison served as Governor of Connecticut. His contributions included initiatives on prohibition and abolition of slavery. Issues of great concern to him were education and workers' rights. He served in the Legislature at the time of the Industrial Revolution and witnessed the growing problems caused by industrialization. As Governor, he created the state Bureau of Labor Statistics, and he pushed for compulsory education to the age of 16 for Connecticut's children.
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