Peachy Harrison
Peachy Harrison | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1777 |
| Died | 1848 (aged 70–71) Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Benjamin Rush's Medical School |
| Occupations | Doctor, politician |
| Title | Doctor, Sheriff, Delegate, state Senator |
Peachy Harrison (1777–1848) was a nineteenth-century physician and American politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly, and was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention. He also served as Rockingham County Sheriff.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Harrison was born in Rockingham County, the son of Colonel Benjamin Harrison of Augusta County, his father's plantation was at present Dayton, Virginia, and Peachy attended Fisher's Spring School. He completed his education graduating from the medical school conducted by Dr. Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia.[1]
Career
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As an adult, Harrison lived and practiced medicine in Harrisonburg. He was elected Sheriff of Rockingham County 1824–1826, and then served in the Virginia House of Delegates.[2] By the time he was elected as a Virginia State Senator, he had become his party's leader in the Rockingham County region of the Valley.[3]
Harrison was elected as a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829–1830. There he was elected by the Convention to serve on the Judicial Committee. He was one of four delegates elected from the senatorial district made up of Shenandoah and Rockingham Counties.[4]
Death
[edit | edit source]Peachy Harrison died in the spring of 1848 at Harrisonburg, Virginia.[5]
Harrison's children included the classicist and University of Virginia professor Gessner Harrison.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Harrison 1935, p. 396
- ^ Harrison 1935, p. 396
- ^ Pulliam 1901, p. 77
- ^ Pulliam 1901, p. 68, 70
- ^ Harrison 1935, p. 397
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Bibliography
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- Members of the Virginia House of Delegates
- 1777 births
- 1848 deaths
- Virginia state senators
- People from Rockingham County, Virginia
- Virginia sheriffs
- Physicians from Virginia
- 19th-century American physicians
- People from Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Harrison family (Virginia)
- 19th-century members of the Virginia General Assembly