Carter Henry Harrison I: Patriot Organizer

Carter Henry Harrison I

Virginia colonial and state politician and planter. Born into the prominent Harrison family of Virginia, he was active in the Cumberland County Committee of Safety during the Revolutionary War era. On April 22, 1776, he drafted a explicit set of instructions supporting independence, playing a key role in the early stages of the Virginia independence movement. After independence, he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates.

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1736	Birth of Carter Henry Harrison I (Period: August 22, 1736, Location: Around Charles City (present-day Charles City County, Virginia))
1753	Education at the College of William & Mary (Age: 16 years old, Period: c. 1753, Location: Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia)
1760	Marriage (Carter Henry Harrison I and Susannah, Age: 23 years old, Period: 1760, Location: Colony of Virginia) Marriage (Carter Henry Harrison I and Susannah Randolph, Age: 23 years old, Period: 1760, Location: Colony of Virginia)
1775	American Revolutionary War (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1775–1783, Location: Mainly the Southern Colonies and Western Appalachia) Establishment of the Cumberland County Committee of Safety (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1775, Location: Cumberland County, Colony of Virginia) Supply of Materials to the Revolutionary War (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1775–1783, Location: Colony of Virginia / State of Virginia) Establishment and Activities of the Cumberland County Committee of Safety (Age: 38 years old, Period: 1775, Location: Cumberland County, Colony of Virginia)
1776	Cumberland County Resolution Supporting Independence (Age: 39 years old, Period: April 22, 1776, Location: Cumberland County Courthouse, Colony of Virginia) Drafting of the Cumberland County Instructions Supporting Independence (Age: 39 years old, Period: April 22, 1776, Location: Cumberland County, Colony of Virginia) Spread of Independence Support to the Virginia Revolutionary Convention (Age: 39 years old, Period: May 1776, Location: Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia)
1777	Historical Background to the Formation of Powhatan County (Age: 40 years old, Period: 1777, Location: Cumberland County / Powhatan County, Virginia)
1782	First Election to the Virginia House of Delegates (Carter Henry Harrison I, Age: 45 years old, Period: Spring 1782, Location: Cumberland County, Virginia) Assumption of Office in the Virginia House of Delegates (Carter Henry Harrison I, Age: 45 years old, Period: c. 1782–1787, Location: Virginia)
1793	Death of Carter Henry Harrison I (Age: 57 years old, Period: October 8, 1793)
Unknown	Development of Clifton Plantation (Period: Late 18th Century, Location: Clifton, Present-day Cumberland County, Virginia) Relocation to and Development of Clifton Plantation (Carter Henry Harrison I, Period: Mid-18th Century, Location: Present-day Cumberland County, Virginia)

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The Randolph Family	Peyton Randolph John Randolph of Roanoke Edmund Jennings Randolph Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. John Randolph
The Harrison Family	Benjamin Harrison V Carter Henry Harrison I William Henry Harrison Carter Bassett Harrison Benjamin Harrison IV
Wars with Indigenous Peoples and Territorial Expansion	Andrew Jackson William Henry Harrison John Sevier Isaac Shelby Tecumseh William Weatherford Pushmataha Osceola Sequoyah
Texas annexation	James Knox Polk John Tyler Zachary Taylor Winfield Scott Samuel Houston Stephen Fuller Austin

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