Richard A. Harrison

Richard Almgill Harrison (April 8, 1824  July 30, 1904) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Ohio.

Richard Almgill Harrison
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 7th district
In office
July 4, 1861  March 3, 1863
Preceded byThomas Corwin
Succeeded bySamuel S. Cox
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Madison County district
In office
January 4, 1858  January 1, 1860
Preceded byE. E. Hutchison
Succeeded byRobert Hutcheson
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 11th district
In office
January 2, 1860  July 3, 1861
Preceded bySamuel S. Henkle
Succeeded bySamson Mason
Personal details
Born(1824-04-08)April 8, 1824
Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, U.K.
DiedJuly 30, 1904(1904-07-30) (aged 80)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeKirkwood Cemetery, London, Ohio
Political partyUnionist
Spouse(s)Maria Louisa Warner
Childrenseven
Alma materCincinnati Law School
Signature

Born in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, Harrison immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1832, settling in Ohio. He attended public schools, graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1846 and was admitted to the bar the same year, commencing practice in London, Ohio. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1858 and 1859 and was a member of the Ohio Senate in 1860 and 1861. Harrison was elected a Unionist to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy in 1861, serving from 1861 to 1863. Afterward, he continued practicing law in Columbus, Ohio until his death there on July 30, 1904. He was a named a member of the Supreme Court Commission of Ohio in 1876 but refused to serve.[1] He was interred in Kirkwood Cemetery in London, Ohio.

On December 21, 1847, Harrison was married at London, Ohio to Maria Louisa Warner, and had three daughters and four sons.[2]

References

  1. Gilkey, p. 478.
  2. Reed, George Irving; Randall, Emilius Oviatt; Greve, Charles Theodore, eds. (1897). Bench and Bar of Ohio: a Compendium of History and Biography. 1. Chicago: Century Publishing and Engraving Company. pp. 98–109.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Thomas Corwin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 7th congressional district

1861-1863
Succeeded by
Samuel S. Cox
Legal offices
Preceded by
Rufus King
President of the Ohio State Bar Association
December 1882 - December 1883
Succeeded by
Durbin Ward


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