Harrison, Benjamin, 1726?–1791, political leader in the American
Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b.
Charles City co., Va. As a member (1749–75) of the house of
burgesses, he protested against the Stamp Act (1765). He was a
delegate (1774–78) to the Continental Congress and later
governor of Virginia (1781–84). His son William Henry Harrison
and his great-grandson Benjamin Harrison were U.S. Presidents.
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