Burton Norvell Harrison
Born: July 14, 1838
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Father: Jesse Burton Harrison 1805 – 1841
Mother: Frances Anne Brand
Wife: Constance Fairfax Cary 1843 – 1920
(Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
Children:
Reginald Fairfax Harrison 1869 – 1938
(Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
US Congressman Francis Burton Harrison 1873 – 1957
(Buried: Manila North Cemetery, Manila, Philippines)
Archibald Cary Harrison 1876 – 1928
(Buried: Golders Green Cemetery, Golders Green, England)
Political Party: Democratic Party
Education:
1854 – 1855: Attended University of Mississippi
1859: Graduated from Yale University
Occupation before War:
Associate Math Professor at University of Mississippi
Civil War Career:
1862–1865: Private Secretary to Confederate President Jefferson Davis
1865: Captured with President Jefferson Davis in Irwinville, Georgia
1865 – 1866: Prisoner of War held at Fort Delaware
Occupation after War:
Attorney in New York City, New York
1872: Envoy to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Secretary and Counsel for New York City’s Rapid Transit Commission
1880: New York Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
1893: Declined appointment U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
1893: Declined appointment as U.S. Minister to Italy
Died: March 29, 1904
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Age at time of Death: 65 years old
Burial Place: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia
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