Peyton Randolph (September 10, 1721 – October 22, 1775) was a planter and public official from the Colony of Virginia. He served asspeaker of the Virginia House of Burgesses, chairman of the Virginia Conventions, and the first President of the Continental
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John Hartwell Harrison (February 16, 1909 – January 20, 1984) performed the first vital human organ removal for transplant to another; this was a pivotal undertaking as a member of the medical team that received the 1961 Amory Prize of the American Academ
Continue reading >>Carter Henry Harrison, Sr. (February 15, 1825 – October 28, 1893) was an American politician who served as mayor ofChicago, Illinois from 1879 until 1887; he was subsequently elected to a fifth term in 1893 but was assassinated before completing his term.
Continue reading >>Carter Henry Harrison, Jr. (April 23, 1860, Chicago, Illinois - December 25, 1953; buried in Graceland Cemetery) served as Mayor of Chicago (1897–1905 and 1911–1915). The City's 30th mayor, he was the first actually born in Chicago.
Continue reading >>Carter Bassett Harrison (ca. 1756–April 18, 1808) was a politician from the U.S. state of Virginia. He was the son of Benjamin Harrison V, a member of theContinental Congress and signer of the American Declaration of Independence, and the brother of Wil
Continue reading >>Burwell Bassett, Jr. (March 18, 1764 – February 26, 1841) was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1787 to 1789, and the Virginia Senate from 1794 to 1805. He was First cousin of William Henry Harrison
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