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Edmund Harrison

Member From: 1788 - 1807

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  • Birth Date: December 12, 1764 Birth Place:Prince George County
  • Death Date: February 4, 1826
  • Gender: Male Race: Caucasian
  • Spouse: Mary Murray, January 14, 1787 (deceased January 18, 1804) Martha Wayles Skipwith, November 28, 1806
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  • Additional Info: ​Buried at the site of "The Oaks" in Amelia County, VA.
    Edmund Harrison was the third child and eldest son of Nathaniel Harrison by his first wife, Mary Ruffin, and was a nephew of Governor Benjamin Harrison.
  • Bio: Born probably in Prince George County, Va., December 12, 1764. Died in Richmond, Va., February 4, 1826. Buried at the site of "The Oaks”, Amelia County, Va. Edmund Harrison of Prince George and Amelia Counties was the third child and eldest son of Nathaniel Harrison by his first wife, Mary Ruffin, and was a nephew of Governor Benjamin Harrison. He was a member of the House of Delegates, representing Prince George County, 1788-93, and Amelia County, 1800-07. He took oath as a member of the Privy Council of State, December 10, 1793, On October 1, 1794, with Larkin Smith, and on October 1, 1795, with Carter Braxton, he reported on the condition of the State Treasury, and on November 2, 1795, with Hardin Burney and Carter Braxton, he reported on the Auditor”s account. He resigned from the Council, December 1796. In January 1800, he was chairman of the Republican Committee of Correspondence, working for the Jefferson-Burr ticket. He married firstly, January 14, 1787, Mary Murray, daughter of James and Martha (Ward) Murray of Amelia County, and after her death on January 18, 1804, he married secondly, November 28, 1806, Martha Wayles Skipwith, daughter of Henry and Ann (Wayles) Skipwith of Cumberland County. Mrs. Skipwith was a half-sister of Mrs. Thomas Jefferson. There is no known portrait of him. While he was Speaker of the House, the Clerk was JAMES PLEASANTS, JR.
  • Other Notable Service and/or Elected Offices: Speaker of the House, 1802-1803
    Member, Privy Council of State, December 10, 1793 - December 1796
    Chairman, Republican Committee of Correspondence, January 1800
Session District District Number Party Leadership Committees
1788 Prince George Democratic-Republican
1789 Prince George Democratic-Republican Claims
Propositions and Grievances
1790 Prince George Democratic-Republican Courts of Justice
Privileges & Elections
Propositions and Grievances
1791 Prince George Democratic-Republican Clerk's Office
Courts of Justice
Privileges and Elections
1792 Prince George Democratic-Republican Clerk's Office (Chair)
Courts of Justice
Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
1793 Prince George Democratic-Republican Clerk's Office (Chair)
Claims
Courts of Justice
Privileges and Elections
1800-1801 Amelia Democratic-Republican Claims
Courts of Justice
Propositions and Grievances
1801-1802 Amelia Democratic-Republican Courts of Justice
Privileges and Elections
Propositions and Grievances
1802-1803 Amelia Democratic-Republican Speaker of the House
1803-1804 Amelia Democratic-Republican Propositions and Greivances (Chair)
Courts of Justice
1804-1805 Amelia Democratic-Republican Propositions and Grievances (Chair)
Executive Expenditures
1805-1806 Amelia Democratic-Republican Propositions and Grievances (Chair)
Executive Expenditures
1806-1807 Amelia Democratic-Republican Propositions and Greivances (Chair)
Executive Expenditures
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