Albert Galliton Harrison

Albert Galliton Harrison (June 26, 1800 – September 7, 1839) was a three-term United States Representative from Missouri.

Albert G. Harrison
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's at-large district
In office
March 4, 1835 – September 7, 1839
Preceded byJohn Bull
Succeeded byJohn Jameson
Personal details
Born(1800-06-26)June 26, 1800
Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedSeptember 7, 1839(1839-09-07) (aged 39)
Fulton, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyJacksonian democracy
Democratic Party
Alma materTransylvania University

Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Harrison graduated from Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, in 1820. He was then admitted to the bar and began his law practice in Mount Sterling. Seven years later, he moved to Fulton, Missouri.

Harrison served as member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1828, and from 1829 to 1835 was a member of the commission to settle land titles growing out of Spanish grants.

In 1832, he was elected as a Jacksonian Democratic Representative to the Twenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837). Harrison was re-elected as a Democratic Representative to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1837 – September 7, 1839).

Albert G. Harrison died six months into his third term in Fulton, Missouri at the age of 39 in 1839. His remains were interred in the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C..

Tributes

Harrison County, Missouri is named for him, as is the town of Harrisonville in Cass County, Missouri.

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See also

References
  • United States Congress. "Albert Galliton Harrison (id: H000261)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
John Bull		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's at-large congressional district
March 4, 1835 - September 7, 1839		 Succeeded by
John Jameson
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