Harrison family of Virginia

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The Harrisons of Virginia have shared in the 250-year history of United States politics and its governance, and have also worked in religious ministries, beginning in the Colony of Virginia. Family members include a Founding Father of the United States, Benjamin Harrison V, as well as three U.S. presidents: William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, and Abraham Lincoln. Harrisons have as well made contributions in women’s advocacy and medicine, and have served as state and local public officials. Entertainer Elvis Presley is also in their number. The Virginia Harrisons comprise two branches, both originating in Northern England. One branch was led by Benjamin Harrison I, who journeyed from Yorkshire by way of Bermuda to Virginia before 1633 and eventually settled on the James River at Berkeley Plantation; Benjamin and his descendants are often referred to as the James River Harrisons. Successive generations of this part of the family served in the legislature of the Colony of Virginia....

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