Harrison, James T. (James Thomas), 1811-1879.
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Harrison, James T. (James Thomas), 1811-1879.
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Harrison, James T. (James Thomas), 1811-1879.
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James T. Harrison, of Columbus, Miss., was a lawyer and member of the Confederate Congress. Other Harrison family members represented include his father, Thomas Harrison (Fl. 1834-1838), officer in the Bank of South Carolina and land owner; his wife, Regina Blewett Harrison (fl. 1845-1868); his father-in-law, Thomas G. Blewett (fl. 1819-1869), plantation owner; his daughter, Regina (Harrison) Lee (fl. 1860-1878); and his son-in-law, Stephen Dill Lee (1833-1908), Confederate general.
James Thomas Harrison (1811-1879), son of Thomas Harrison (fl. 1834-1838) and Hannah? Earle (fl. 1837-1838), was born near Pendleton, South Carolina, in 1811. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1829 and studied law under James L. Pettigru. In 1834, he moved to Mississippi, settled in Columbus, and began the practice of law. He was a delegate to the convention of southern states that met in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1861 and was a member of the Confederate Congress throughout its existence. After the war, he was elected to the United States Congress, but was refused admittance. He returned to the practice of law and died in Columbus, Mississippi, in 1879.
James Thomas Harrison married Regina Blewett (fl. 1845-1868), daughter of Thomas G. Blewett (fl. 1819-1869). Among their children were Tom or Sam (he is frequently mentioned in letters from James to Regina but the writing is not clear), James, Allen, and Regina (fl. 1860-1878). Regina married General Stephen Dill Lee in 1865. In his letters to Regina, Lee referred to her as Lily.
Other prominent family members include Isham Harrison (fl. 1834-1838), brother of Thomas Harrison, and Randle Blewett (fl. 1856-1862), son of Thomas G. Blewett and a Confederate soldier.
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Columbus (Miss.)
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Richmond County (N.C.)
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