Albert Galliton Harrison
Albert Galliton Harrison (June 26, 1800 – September 7, 1839) was a three-term United States Representative from Missouri and a slaveholder.[1]
Albert G. Harrison | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – September 7, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | John Bull |
| Succeeded by | John Jameson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 26, 1800 Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | September 7, 1839 (aged 39) Fulton, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Jacksonian democracy Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Transylvania University |
Biography
Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Harrison graduated from Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1820. He was then admitted to the bar and began his law practice in Mount Sterling. Seven years later, he moved to Fulton, Missouri.
Harrison served as member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1828, and from 1829 to 1835 was a member of the commission to settle land titles growing out of Spanish grants.
Congress
In 1832, he was elected as a Jacksonian Democratic Representative to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837). Harrison was re-elected as a Democratic Representative to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1837 – September 7, 1839).
Death
Albert G. Harrison died six months into his third term in Fulton, Missouri at the age of 39 in 1839. His remains were interred in the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C..
Tributes
Harrison County, Missouri is named for him, as is the town of Harrisonville in Cass County, Missouri.
References
- Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo (January 20, 2022). "More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- United States Congress. "Albert Galliton Harrison (id: H000261)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.