President General, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
In office 1890–1892
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Mary Virginia Ellet Cabell (Vice President presiding)
Personal details
Born
Caroline Lavinia Scott
(1832-10-01)October 1, 1832 Oxford, Ohio, U.S.
Died
October 25, 1892(1892-10-25) (aged 60) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place
Crown Hill Cemetery
Spouse
Benjamin Harrison
(m. 1853)
Children
3, including Russell and Mary
Parent
John Witherspoon Scott (father)
Education
Miami University (BM)
Signature
Caroline Lavinia Harrison (née Scott; October 1, 1832 – October 25, 1892) was an American music teacher and the first lady of the United States from 1889 until her death. She was married to President Benjamin Harrison, and she was the second first lady to die while serving in that role.
The daughter of a college professor, Harrison was well-educated, and she expressed interest in art, music, and literature throughout her life. She married Benjamin Harrison in 1853 and taught music while he engaged in a legal and political career. She was heavily involved in the community, working at her church, participating in charity work, and managing local institutions such as an orphanage and a women's club. During the Civil War, she contributed to the war effort through women's volunteer groups. When her husband was nominated for the presidency, she was a hostess as her home became the center of a front porch campaign.
As first lady, Harrison took little interest in her duties as hostess and dedicated much of her time to charity work. She was in favor of women's rights, and she co-founded the Daughters of the American Revolution, serving as its first President General. Harrison engaged in a major undertaking to renovate the White House, having much of its interior and utilities entirely redone. These renovations included the addition of electricity, though the family declined to use it for fear of electrocution. Her plans for the White House would later influence the construction of the East Wing and the West Wing. She also took inventory of furnishings and other possessions kept in the White House, beginning the practice of White House historical preservation.
Caroline Lavinia Harrison (née Scott; October 1, 1832 – October 25, 1892) was an American music teacher and the first lady of the United States from 1889...
maternal cousin Mary Dimmick. Mary Harrison was born in Indianapolis on April 3, 1858, to Benjamin Harrison and CarolineHarrison.: 10 She attended private school...
President Benjamin Harrison and CarolineHarrison, and a great-grandson of U.S. President William Henry Harrison. Born in Oxford, Ohio, Harrison grew up in Indianapolis...
niece of CarolineHarrison, she in 1889 moved into the White House to serve as assistant to the First Lady. Sometime after Mrs. Harrison's death in 1892...
the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015. "First Lady - CarolineHarrison | C-SPAN First Ladies: Influence & Image". firstladies.c-span.org...
Scofield, Merry Ellen (2016). "Rose Cleveland, Frances Cleveland, CarolineHarrison, Mary McKee". In Sibley, Katherine A. S. (ed.). A Companion to First...
presidencies: Millard Fillmore was married to Caroline Carmichael McIntosh from 1858 until his death in 1874. Benjamin Harrison was married to Mary Scott Lord Dimmick...
Mother" figure. She became friends with First Ladies Frances Cleveland, CarolineHarrison, and Edith Roosevelt. Caroli, Betty Boyd (2010). First Ladies: From...
Scott Harrison is the only person to be both a child of a U.S. president and a parent of another U.S. president, being a son of William Henry Harrison and...
October 20, 1853. Caroline's father, a Presbyterian minister, performed the ceremony. The Harrisons had two children, Russell Benjamin Harrison (August 12,...
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and reproduced, though critics were less than satisfied. First Lady CarolineHarrison wanted new china that would be "symbolic and meaningful to Americans...
Wilson remarried, to Edith Bolling Galt. Letitia Christian Tyler CarolineHarrison "First Lady Biography: Ellen Wilson". National First Ladies' Library...
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39 first couples in terms of being a "power couple". CarolineHarrison, wife of Benjamin Harrison, who died while serving as first lady Ellen Axson Wilson...
Anna Tuthill Harrison (née Symmes; July 25, 1775 – February 25, 1864) was the first lady of the United States in 1841 as the wife of President William...
tradition. Adams family Bush family Harrison family Roosevelt family United States presidential pets "Benjamin Harrison – Presidential Site" (PDF). www...
Dimmick (First Lady CarolineHarrison's niece and private secretary), John Witherspoon Scott (father of First Lady CarolineHarrison), Kermit Roosevelt...
Ignatius Loyola in Manhattan and raised in the Roman Catholic faith. Caroline Lee, her younger sister, was born four years later on March 3, 1933. Jacqueline...
Scofield, Merry Ellen (2016). "Rose Cleveland, Frances Cleveland, CarolineHarrison, Mary McKee". In Sibley, Katherine A. S. (ed.). A Companion to First...
Caroline Louise Flack (9 November 1979 – 15 February 2020) was an English television presenter and actress. Flack grew up in Norfolk and took an interest...
administrator. His daughter CarolineHarrison became First Lady of the United States after her husband, Benjamin Harrison, was elected as president. The...
from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022. Vakil, Caroline (July 16, 2022). "Jill Biden talks frustrations at DNC fundraiser: I had...
continuation of the White House china collection that was started by CarolineHarrison. Along with her social secretary Hagner and reporter Abby Gunn Baker...
Grover Cleveland. Caroline Lavinia Harrison, née Scott; October 1, 1832 – October 25, 1892; She was the wife of Benjamin Harrison. Primary sources The...
Donelson, Taylor's daughter Mary Elizabeth Bliss, Benjamin Harrison's daughter Mary Harrison McKee, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, and Cleveland's sister...
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