Albert Galliton Harrison

Albert Galliton Harrison (born June 26, 1800 in Mount Sterling , Montgomery County , Kentucky , † September 7, 1839 in Fulton , Missouri ) was an American politician . Between 1835 and 1839 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After primary school, Albert Harrison attended Transylvania University in Lexington until 1820 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Mount Sterling. In 1827 he moved his office and residence to Fulton, Missouri. In 1828 he served on the governing body of the US Military Academy at West Point . Between 1829 and 1835 he was also a member of the commission that redistributed lands previously owned by Spain.

Politically, Harrison was a supporter of President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party which he founded in 1828 . In the congressional elections of 1834 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded John Bull on March 4, 1835 . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on September 7, 1839 . He was buried in the Washington Convention Cemetery.

According to him, this is Harrison County named in Missouri.

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SURNAME	Harrison, Albert Galliton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 26, 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mount Sterling , Montgomery County , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH	September 7, 1839
Place of death	Fulton , Missouri