Robert H. Harrison

Robert Hanson Harrison (1745 - April 2, 1790) was an American jurist. He was the secretary to George Washington, succeeding Joseph Reed on November 6, 1775; his rank was a lieutenant-colonel.

He served as a judge in Maryland from 1781 to 1789, but he declined to serve on the United States Supreme Court. In the U.S. presidential election of 1789, Harrison, a de facto member of the Federalist Party, received 6 electoral votes.

Harrison died in Charles County, Maryland. His parents were Richard Harrison, a member of the Maryland legislature, and Dorothy Hanson. He was married twice, and had two daughters, Sarah and Dorothy.

External links

• Short biography
• Inventory of Harrison's estate, 1790 - PDF file
• Letter from George Washington, September 28, 1789
• Letter from George Washington, November 25, 1789

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