John Cleves Symmes

John Cleves Symmes
Sketch of Symmes by Henry Howe
Born	July 21, 1742 Riverhead, Province of New York, British America
Died	February 26, 1814(1814-02-26) (aged 71) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Spouses	Anna Tuthill ​ ​ (m. 1760; died 1776)​ Susannah Livingston ​ (m. 1794)​
Children	Anna Tuthill Symmes
Parent(s)	Timothy Symmes Mary Cleves Symmes
Relatives	John Scott Harrison (grandson) Carter Bassett Harrison (grandson) Charles Wilkins Short (grandson) John Cleves Symmes Jr. (nephew)
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John Cleves Symmes (July 21, 1742 – February 26, 1814^[1]) was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. He was also the father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison and, thereby, the great-grandfather of President Benjamin Harrison.