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Thomas Harrison (South Carolina Politician)
Thomas Harrison may refer to: * Thomas Harrison (soldier) (1606–1660), sided with Parliament in the English Civil War *Thomas Harrison (minister) (1619–1682), English nonconformist minister, active in Virginia and Ireland * Thomas Harrison (Royal Navy officer), British naval officer and Envoy Extraordinary to the Republic of Genoa *Thomas Harrison (architect) (1744–1829), English architect and bridge engineer *Thomas Harrison (general) (1823–1891), Confederate States Army brigadier general, district judge *Thomas Harrison (translator) (1555–1631), English Puritan scholar and a translator for the King James Version of the Bible * Thomas Elliot Harrison (1808–1888), civil engineer * Thomas W. Harrison (1856–1935), U.S. Representative from Virginia (second name Walter; had a cousin Thomas Willoughby Harrison (1824–1910) West Virginia judge *Thomas Harrison (1704–1785), founder of Harrisonburg, Virginia * Thomas Harrison (American diplomat), diplomat and American Ambass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Harrison (soldier)
Major-General Thomas Harrison, baptised 16 July 1616, executed 13 October 1660, was a prominent member of the radical religious sect known as the Fifth Monarchists, and a soldier who fought for Parliament and the Commonwealth in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. One of those who approved the Execution of Charles I in January 1649, he was a strong supporter of Oliver Cromwell before the two fell out when The Protectorate was established in 1653. Following the 1660 Stuart Restoration, he was arrested, found guilty of treason as a regicide, and sentenced to death. He was hanged, drawn and quartered on 13 October 1660, facing his execution with a courage noted by various observers, including the diarist Samuel Pepys. Personal details Thomas Harrison was baptised 16 July 1616, second of four children and only son of Richard Harrison, four times mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme, and his wife Mary. In 1646, he married his cousin Catherine Harrison; they had three children, all of whom di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |