Carter Harrison

Carter Harrison may refer to:

  • Carter Henry Harrison I (~1727 – 1793/1794), member of the Virginia House of Delegates
  • Carter Bassett Harrison (c.1756–1808), U.S. Representative from Virginia
  • Carter Bassett Harrison (1811–1839), son of U.S. President William Henry Harrison
  • Carter Harrison, Sr. (1825–1893), mayor of Chicago, 1879–1887 & 1893
  • Carter Harrison, Jr. (1860–1953), mayor of Chicago, 1897–1905 & 1911–1915

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