James Thomas Harrison

James Thomas Harrison (November 30, 1811 – May 22, 1879) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862.

Biography
James Thomas Harrison was born on November 30, 1811, near Pendleton, South Carolina. He was the son of Thomas Harrison, a lawyer, military officer in the War of 1812, and Comptroller General of South Carolina; and his wife, a daughter of U.S. Representative John Baylis Earle. Harrison graduated from the University of South Carolina at the age of 18. He then studied law under James L. Petigru in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1834, Harrison moved to Macon, Mississippi, to practice law. Two years later, he moved to Columbus, Mississippi, and continued his law practice there. He represented the Mississippi bar in the trial of Jefferson Davis. He died in Columbus on May 22, 1879.

Family
He was a descendant of Virginia Governor and United States Declaration of Independence signatory Benjamin Harrison V (1726–1791). He married Regina, the daughter of Thomas G. Blewett, in 1840. His daughter, Regina, married Lieutenant-General Stephen D. Lee in 1865. His son, James T. Harrison (1848-1928), was the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1900 to 1904.