Harrison, William, Jr., c. 1750-1789

<p>William Harrison Jr. (c. 1750 – July 21, 1789) was an American planter from Charles County, Maryland. He was a delegate for Maryland in the Continental Congress of 1786 and 1787.</p>

<p>Harrison was an active revolutionary in Charles County. He served in the local militia, and as a representative in 1775 to the state’s revolutionary assembly, the Annapolis Convention. In 1778 he was named as a justice of the peace for Charles County, and reappointed regularly until 1785.</p>

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<li>12/31/1785 MD Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)</li>
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HARRISON, William, Jr., a Delegate from Maryland; born in Maryland, birth date unknown; member of the Continental Congress, 1786; engaged in shipbuilding at St. Michaels, Talbot County, Md., in 1810; served as first lieutenant in Capt. Robert H. Goldsborough's Troop of Horse, called the Independent Light Dragoons, Ninth Regiment of Cavalry, Maryland Militia, in 1812; later commanded this troop as captain; served as justice of the court at St. Michaels,1813; death date unknown.

<b>William Harrison Jr.</b><br>
<b>BIRTH</b> 1750<br>
<b>DEATH</b> 1789 (aged 38–39)<br>
<b>BURIAL</b> Burial Details Unknown<br>
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Harrison, William, Jr. (c.1750-1789) — of Maryland. Born in Charles County, Md., about 1750. Shipbuilder; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1785-87; member of Maryland state senate, 1786-89; died in office 1789. Protestant. Died in Charles County, Md., July 21, 1789 (age about 39 years). Burial location unknown.