Benjamin Harrison VI
Benjamin Harrison VI | |
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Portrait of Harrison by Charles Willson Peale | |
| Born | September 9, 1755 |
| Died | August 11, 1799 (aged 43–44) Charles County, Virginia |
| Parent(s) | Benjamin Harrison V Elizabeth Bassett |
| Family | Harrison family of Virginia |
Benjamin Carter Harrison VI (September 9, 1755 - August 11, 1799) was an American merchant, planter, politician, and revolutionary. He was a son of Founding Father Benjamin Harrison V, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Harrison was a close friend of financier Robert Morris, a relationship that he would keep until his death. He was an older brother of President William Henry Harrison and a grand-uncle of President Benjamin Harrison.