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Rick Harrison from show Pawn Stars claims to be direct descendent of US Presidents William Henry and Benjamin Harrison

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I am also a direct decedent of Presidents William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison.  Looking at Rick Jr. is like looking at a relative of mine.

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President WIlliam Harrison died after 68 days in office but he and his wife had 10 children. Nine lived into adulthood and one died in infancy. Wife Anna Symmes was frequently in poor health during the marriage, primarily due to her many pregnancies. Nevertheless, she outlived William by 23 years, dying at age 88 on February 25, 1864

With that many kids probably anyone with Harrison in their last name could be related.

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Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd President of the United States (1889–1893). Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there. During the American Civil War, he served the Union as a Brigadier General in the XX Corps of the Army of the Cumberland. After the war he unsuccessfully ran for the governorship of Indiana, and was later elected to the U.S. Senate by the Indiana legislature.

See how much fun the presidential project could be.  If you are a Harrison why not adopt a lonely president.