Benjamin Harrison V, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American planter and merchant
Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1726
Place of Birth: Charles City County, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 24-Apr-1791
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Benjamin Harrison V
- Benjamin Harrison V (April 5, 1726 – April 24, 1791), of Charles City County, Virginia, was an American planter and merchant, a revolutionary leader, and a Founding Father of the United States.
- He received his higher education at the College of William and Mary and was a representative to the Virginia House of Burgesses for Surry County, Virginia (1756–1758, 1785–1786) and Charles City County (1766–1776, 1787–1790).
- He was a Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1777, served on the committee which wrote the Model Treaty, and signed the Declaration of Independence during the Second Continental Congress.
- Harrison served as Virginia's fifth governor from 1781 to 1784.
- His direct descendants include two presidents: his son William Henry Harrison and his great-grandson Benjamin Harrison.
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