Mary Dimmick Harrison

Mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison (April 30, 1858-January 5, 1948) was the second wife of the 23rd United States president Benjamin Harrison. She was 25 years younger than him, and was the niece of his first wife.

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April 30 - 1858 - January 5 - 1948 - United States - Benjamin Harrison

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Mary Scott Lord was the daughter of Russell Farnham Lord, chief engineer of the Delaware and Hudson Canal, and his wife Elizabeth Mayhew Scott.

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In 1881 she married Walter Erskine Dimmick, a son of the attorney-general of Pennsylvania. He died six weeks after their wedding.

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During the presidency of Benjamin Harrison, she was a frequent guest at the White House, and lived there for a time with Harrison and his first wife (her aunt), Caroline Lavinia Scott, who died in 1892.

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White House - Caroline Lavinia Scott - 1892

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Mrs. Dimmick married the former president on April 6, 1896 at St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church in New York City. They travelled widely: to Venezuela, where Harrison played a role in settling a boundary dispute, and to the Hague Peace Conference. They had one daughter, Elizabeth Harrison, born February 21, 1897. Benjamin Harrison died in 1901 after 5 years of marriage.

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April 6 - 1896 - St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church - New York City - Elizabeth Harrison - February 21 - 1897 - Benjamin Harrison - 1901

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