Samuel Smith Harrison

For other people named Samuel Smith, see Samuel Smith (disambiguation).

Samuel Smith Harrison (1780 – April 1853) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Samuel S. Harrison
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 23rd district
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	William Beatty
Personal details
Born	1780 (1780) Virginia
Died	April 1853(1853-04-00) (aged 72–73) Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Political party	Jacksonian

Biography

Samuel Smith Harrison was born in Virginia in 1780. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced. He moved to Kittanning, Pennsylvania. He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses. He resumed the practice of law and died in Kittanning in 1853. Interment in Old Kittanning Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Samuel Smith Harrison (id: H000276)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard