Overview
John Scott Harrison (October 4, 1804 – May 25, 1878) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1853 to 1857. He was a son of U.S. president William Henry Harrison and First Lady Anna Harrison as well as the father of U.S. president Benjamin Harrison. He is the only person to have been both the son and father of U.S. presidents.
Early life and family
Harrison was born in Vincennes, Indiana, to future President William Henry Harrison and Anna Tuthill Symmes. He was also a grandson of Declaration of Independence signer Benjamin Harrison V. Harrison completed preparatory studies and studied medicine. He later abandoned this to become a farmer.
In 1824, he married Lucretia Knapp Johnson (1804–1830). They had three children:
Elizabeth Short Harrison (1825–1904)
William Henry Harrison (1827–1829)
Sarah Lucretia Harrison (1829–1917)
On August 12, 1831, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he married Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin (1810–1850). He and Elizabeth had 10 children:
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