What is Carter Harrison, Sr.?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Carter Harrison, Sr. |image = Carter Harrison, Sr. - Brady-Handy.jpg |imagesize = 250px |birth_date = {{birth date|1825|02|15}} |birth_place = [[Fayette County, Kentucky|Fayette County]], [[Kentucky]] |death_date = {{death date and age|1893|10|28|1825|02|15}} |death_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] |residence = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] |resting_place = [[Graceland Cemetery]], [[Uptown, Chicago]], Illinois |state = [[Illinois]] |district = [[Illinois's 2nd congressional district|2nd]] |term_start = 1875 |term_end = 1879 |predecessor = [[Jasper D. Ward]] |successor = [[George R. Davis]] |office2 = Mayor of Chicago |order2 = 29th |term_start2 = 1879 |term_end2 = 1887 |predecessor2 = [[Monroe Heath]] |successor2 = [[John A. Roche]] |office3 = Mayor of Chicago |order3 = 33rd |term_start3 = 1893 |term_end3 = 1893 (assassinated in office) |predecessor3 = [[Hempstead Washburne]] |successor3 = [[George Bell Swift]] |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |religion = |spouse = Margaret Sterans,<br>Sophonisba Grayson Preston |children = William , Caroline Dudley, [[Carter Harrison, Jr.|Carter Henry]], Hebe Grayson, Randolf, Harry Grayson, William Preston, Gracie, Edith |website = }} '''Carter Henry Harrison, Sr.''' (February 15, 1825 &ndash; October 28, 1893) was an [[United States|American politician]] who was mayor of [[Chicago, Illinois|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]].<ref>[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harrisonrep/harrbios/carterharr3IL.htm Carter Harrison III (1825–1893)]</ref> He studied at [[Yale University]].