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Southainpton county, X'irj^inia, July ^^. iHji). Having" acquired a preparatory education at the Norfolk Academy, he became a student in the medical de])artment ot the X'irginia Union University, at Richmond, from which he was graduated in the class of 1H99 with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He then took a post-graduate course in the Rich- mond hos])itals. after which he came to Portsmouth. X'irginia. and there established himself in a general practice. In this he has l)een eminently successful, and has won, not alone the confidence of a large numl:)er of patients, but the esteem of his profes- sional brethren, for the conscientious work he has and is accomplishing. He is a mem- ber of the America, State, Seaboard. Vir- ginia and Portsmouth Medical associations. His fraternal affiliation is as follows: lUue Lodge. Free and Accepted Masons; Xaval Chapter, Xo. 100, Royal Arch Masons ; Knights Templar ; Khedive Temple. Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine : Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Dr. Claude married. January 16. 1906. Daisy Nash, daughter of Colonel Nash, of Norfolk, and they have one child, Daisy Nash. l)orn January i. igio.

William Henry Harrison Jr., of Peters- burg, is a member of a mercantile firm in that city conducting a business which has been controlled by the Harrison family for three generations. The Harrison family is one of the oldest of the state, and was founded by Benjamin Harrison, who came from England at a very early date, and set- tled in Virginia. In 1634 he received from John Davis a deed of two hundred acres of land on Warresquioake creek, and subse- quently received patents of land. He was clerk of the council of the colony, and a member of the house of burgesses in 1642, He died March 21. 1643. His widow Mary subsequently married Benjamin Sidway. He left two sons, lienjamin and Peter, of whom the latter had no issue.

(1) ISenjamin Harrison. probably a grandson of Benjamin and Mary Harrison, was born September 20. 1645. ^^^ South wark parish. Surry county. Virginia, died Janu- ary 30. 1713. He was sent as a commis- sioner from the colony to England, and was a member of the colonial council in 1699. His wife Hannah was born February 13, 1652. and died February 16, 1699, as shown

by her tombstone. They had children : Sarah. Benjamin, of whom further. Nathan- iel and I lannah.

(11) Benjamin Harrison, son of Benja- min and Hannah Harrison, was born about 1673. and resided at lierkeley on the James river, where he died April 10, 1710. He was speaker of the house of burgesses, at- torney general and treasurer of the colony, and had begun writing a history of the col- ony at the time of his death. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Lewis and .Abigail (Smith) Burwell. and they were the par- ents of Benjamin, of whom further.

(HI) Benjamin Harrison, son of Benja- min and Elizabeth (lUirwell) Harrison, was sherifT of Charles City county, and a member of the house of burgesses. He mar- ried, about 1722. Anne Carter, daughter of Robert and Betty ( Landon ) Carter, the lat' ter a daughter of Thomas Landon, of Cre- denhill, county of Hereford, England, the former a son of John Carter. They had children: .Anne. Elizabeth. 15enjaniin (signer of the Declaration of Independence, and an- cestor of the presidents). Carter Henry. Henry, died in infancy. Charles, Nathaniel, of whom further.

(1\') Nathaniel Harrison, son of Benja- min and Anne (Carter) Harrison, was born September 30, 1742, at Berkeley, and died December 24. 1782. He was sheriff of Prince George county, in 1799. and served as speaker of the state senate. He married (first) October 11, 1760, Mary Ruffin, born June 5, 1739. died September 10. 1767. daughter of Edmund Ruffin, of Prince (ieorge. He married (second) Alarch 12. 176(8. Anne (Tilliam. died in April, 1781. The latter was the mother of his son Benjamin, of whom further. Other children w^ere : Elizabeth, born August 31. 1770; Nathaniel. April 12. 1773; Sally Carter and Jane Pleas- ants (twins), July 10. 1775; John, died a young man at college ; Susanna Boyd, died July 6. 1812. Of these. Jane Pleasants be- came the wife of John Osborne (see Os- borne ).

( \' ) ISenjamin Llarrison. eldest child of Nathaniel Harrison and his second wife. Anne (Gilliam) Harrison, was born about 1769. He married a widow whose maiden name was Turnl:)ull. They were the par- ents of Nathaniel, of wdiom further.

(\'I) Dr. Nathaniel Harrison, son of Ben- jamin 1 [arrison. was a resident of Puddle-