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John Scott Harrison Jr.

Birth: 16 Nov 1844
North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Death: 8 Jan 1926 (aged 81)
Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, USA
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery

Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 10647213 View Source

John Scott Harrison
Brother of President Benjamin Harrison, grandson of President William Henry Harrison, and great-grandson of Declaration of Independence Signer, Benjamin Harrison. John Scott is also the namesake of his father who is the only man in American history to be the son of one president (William Henry) and the father of another (Benjamin). Harrison was on the Board of Education in Kansas City. John and his wife came to Kansas City in 1872 on their wedding trip.

bio from Richard Stewart/Elmwood Cemetery

Per his obituary, he was also the father of Marguerita Harrison, born 9 December 1886, Kansas City, Missouri. She married Matthew Simpson Robinson, 11 June 1906, Jackson County, Missouri. Sometime between 1918 and the death of her father in 1926, Marguerita and Matthew divorced.

The obituary of John Scott Harrison can be found in The Sprinfield News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri, January 13, 1926.
Contributor: Bebe (47062645) • [email protected]

John Scott Harrison
Brother of President Benjamin Harrison, grandson of President William Henry Harrison, and great-grandson of Declaration of Independence Signer, Benjamin Harrison. John Scott is also the namesake of his father who is the only man in American history to be the son of one president (William Henry) and the father of another (Benjamin). Harrison was on the Board of Education in Kansas City. John and his wife came to Kansas City in 1872 on their wedding trip.

bio from Richard Stewart/Elmwood Cemetery

Per his obituary, he was also the father of Marguerita Harrison, born 9 December 1886, Kansas City, Missouri. She married Matthew Simpson Robinson, 11 June 1906, Jackson County, Missouri. Sometime between 1918 and the death of her father in 1926, Marguerita and Matthew divorced.

The obituary of John Scott Harrison can be found in The Sprinfield News-Leader, Springfield, Missouri, January 13, 1926.
Contributor: Bebe (47062645) • [email protected]

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1855–1935

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Created by: Deb Frantz
Added: Mar 20, 2005
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10647213/john_scott-harrison: accessed ), memorial page for John Scott Harrison Jr. (16 Nov 1844–8 Jan 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10647213, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Deb Frantz (contributor 46594371).

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