CS Harrison, Burton Norvell - Private Secretary to President Davis

Burton Norvell Harrison

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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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Though captured together, Burton and Davis were sent to separate prisons. Davis was sent to Fort Monroe and Harrison was sent to Fort Delaware after a short stay at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington DC.
 
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