Elizabeth Harrison Walker | |
|---|---|
 Harrison in 1917 | |
| Born | February 21, 1897 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 1955 (aged 58) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New York University School of Law (1919) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouse |
James Blaine Walker (m. 1921) |
| Children | Benjamin Harrison Walker Jane Harrison Walker Garfield |
| Parent(s) | Benjamin Harrison Mary Dimmick Harrison |
Elizabeth Harrison Walker (February 21, 1897 – December 25, 1955) was the third and youngest child of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison, and the only child with his second wife, Mary.[1]
Biography
Born in Indiana in 1897, she graduated from New York University School of Law in 1919 and was admitted to the bar in Indiana and New York.
On April 6, 1921, Elizabeth Harrison married James Blaine Walker (January 20, 1889 – January 15, 1978), a grandnephew of Secretary of State James G. Blaine, a member of her father's cabinet. They had 2 children, Benjamin Harrison Walker (b. 1921 d. 1995) and Jane Harrison Garfield (née Walker) (b. 1929 d. 2020). Jane Walker married Newell Garfield, a grandson of Interior Secretary James Rudolph Garfield, and great-grandson of President James Garfield.
Jane and her husband, Newell had one daughter Eliza, but had no biological grandchildren. Their grandchildren were adopted instead.[2] Benjamin married Elizabeth Sillcocks Walker and had two sons.
Elizabeth Harrison was the founder and publisher of Cues on the News, an investment newsletter for women.
She died from natural causes at 58 on Christmas in 1955. She was the last surviving child of Benjamin Harrison.
_(cropped).jpg.webp)
A young Elizabeth Harrison holding Flowers_Mrs._J.B._Walker_Jr_LCCN2014698114_(cropped).jpg.webp)
Photograph of Harrison in her youth
Mrs. Benj. Harrison & Elizabeth, Mrs. Green & Helen at an Emergency Services Corps camp, 1916.
Katherine Dahlgren (left) and Elizabeth Harrison (right), Emergency Services Corps camp, 1916.
Notes
Sources
- Charles W. Calhoun, Benjamin Harrison, 2005, (short biography-information about Mary Dimmick Harrison).
- DeGregorio, William A. (2001). The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents (5th ed.). Fort Lee, New Jersey: Barricade Books. pp. 331–334. ISBN 1-56980-208-4.
External links
