George W. Harrison (Illinois politician)

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George W. Harrison
Member of the Illinois State Senate
In office
1838–1846
Personal details
BornApril 23 1803
Virginia
Party Whig

George W. Harrison (April 23, 1803 - fl. 1849) was an American politician who served as a member of the Illinois State Senate.

In the 1830s, Harrison worked as a surveyor in Michigan Territory, which is now Wisconsin. [1]

In 1836, Harrison, along with John Vliet, was contracted to survey Fort Madison, Burlington, Belleview, Dubuque, Peru, and Mineral Point. [2]

In January 1838, Harrison was elected vice president of the Galena Temperance Society. [3] Later that year, he ran for the Illinois State Senate for the first time and won the election as a Whig. [3] He was re-elected in 1840, 1842, and 1844. [3] [4]

In 1849, he traveled to California as part of the Gold Rush and arrived in San Francisco. [3] His whereabouts thereafter are unknown. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Harrison G W sketch map for land survey Mar 1834". Nature At The Confluence. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  2. ↑ Vliet, John B. (1924). "The Story of a Wisconsin Surveyor". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 8 (1): 57–66. ISSN   0043-6534.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Papers Of Abraham Lincoln". papersofabrahamlincoln.org. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Page 748". www.idaillinois.org. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
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