Carter Harrison III
Carter Harrison | |
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Portrait by Mathew Brady and Levin Corbin Handy | |
| Mayor of Chicago | |
| In office April 17, 1893 – October 28, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Hempstead Washburne |
| Succeeded by | John Patrick Hopkins George Bell Swift (acting) |
| In office April 28, 1879 – April 18, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Monroe Heath |
| Succeeded by | John A. Roche |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Jasper D. Ward |
| Succeeded by | George R. Davis |
| Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners | |
| In office 1871–1875 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carter Henry Harrison February 15, 1825 near Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | October 28, 1893 (aged 68) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Resting place | Graceland Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Margarette Stearns
(m. 1882; died 1887) Sophonisba Grayson Preston
(m. 1855; died 1876) |
| Domestic partner | Annie Howard |
| Children | 10, including Carter IV |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Transylvania University (LLB) |
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Carter Harrison III (February 15, 1825 – October 28, 1893) was an American politician who was mayor of Chicago from 1879 until 1887; he was elected to a fifth term in 1893 but was assassinated before completing his term.
He previously served two terms in the United States House of Representatives. Harrison was the first cousin twice removed of President William Henry Harrison. He is also related to President Benjamin Harrison. His son, Carter Harrison, Jr. would later become Mayor of Chicago.
Harrison was born on February 15, 1825 in Fayette County, Kentucky.[1] He studied at Yale University. He was married two times and secretly engaged to another before his death. Harrison died on October 28, 1893 after being shot and killed in his home in Chicago, Illinois, aged 68.
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