John Scott Harrison
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857 |
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| Preceded by | Lewis D. Campbell |
| Succeeded by | William S. Groesbeck |
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October 4, 1804 Vincennes, Indiana Territory |
| Died | May 25, 1878 (aged 73) North Bend, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Whig, Oppositionist |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Lucretia Knapp Johnson (2) Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin |
| Profession | Politician, farmer |
John Scott Harrison (October 4, 1804 – May 25, 1878) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio and the only person to be both the child and the parent of U.S. Presidents. His father, William Henry Harrison was the ninth President in 1841; and, his son, Benjamin Harrison, was the 23rd President from 1889 to 1893. Harrison did not live to see his son become President, and his father did not live to see John Harrison become a member of Congress. He was the longest living of all his father's children.
Born in Vincennes, Indiana, the son of future President William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes and the grandson of Declaration of Independence signer, Benjamin Harrison V, Harrison completed preparatory studies and studied medicine. He later abandoned this to become a farmer.
In 1824, he married Lucretia Knapp Johnson (16 September 1804 – 6 February 1830). They had three children:
On 12 August 1831, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he married Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin (18 July 1810 – 15 August 1850). He and Elizabeth had 10 children:
After his father's death, in 1841, his mother moved in with his family to help raise the children.
He was elected a Whig to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1852, reelected an Oppositionist in 1854 and served from 1853 to 1857. After being defeated for a third term in 1856, Harrison retired to his estate "Point Farm" in North Bend, Ohio where he died on May 25, 1878. He was the last surviving child of William Henry Harrison. He was interred in the William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial in North Bend with his parents and other family members. Harrison's body was stolen by grave robbers until it was eventually returned to its final place of rest.
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