William Henry Harrison III

William Henry Harrison III
Pocket Congressional Directory, 1961
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming's at-large district
In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969
Preceded by	Teno Roncalio
Succeeded by	John S. Wold
In office January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965
Preceded by	Edwin Keith Thomson
Succeeded by	Teno Roncalio
In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955
Preceded by	Frank A. Barrett
Succeeded by	Edwin Keith Thomson
Chairman of the Sheridan County Republican Party
In office 1948–1950
Preceded by	George D. Johnson
Succeeded by	William J. Fleming
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from Sheridan County
In office 1945–1950
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from Marion County
In office January 6, 1927 – January 10, 1929
Personal details
Born	(1896-08-10)August 10, 1896 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Died	October 8, 1990(1990-10-08) (aged 94) St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Mary Elizabeth Newton ​ ​ (m. 1920; died 1978)​ Dorothy Foster Smith ​ ​ (m. 1981)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Mary Saunders Russell Benjamin Harrison
Relatives	Harrison family of Virginia Alvin Saunders
Education	University of Nebraska Omaha (attended)
Military service
Branch/service	Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps
Rank	Private
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Cold War

William Henry Harrison III^[1] (August 10, 1896 – October 8, 1990) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives and in the state legislatures of Indiana and Wyoming.

Harrison grew up in Indiana, and was educated in Omaha, Nebraska and Washington, D.C. Both his grandfather Benjamin Harrison and great-great-grandfather William Henry Harrison served as presidents of the United States. During World War I he served in the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps and later served as a park ranger in multiple national parks. He entered politics in Indiana with his election to the Indiana House of Representatives. Harrison unsuccessfully sought election to the United States House of Representatives in 1932 in Indiana.

In 1944, Harrison entered politics in Wyoming with his election to the Wyoming House of Representatives. In 1950, Harrison was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Wyoming's at-large congressional district and served multiple non-consecutive terms throughout the 1950s and 1960s due to unsuccessful campaigns for reelection and a campaign for the United States Senate. In the House of Representatives he supported an interventionist foreign policy, anti-communism, Native American rights, and development in Wyoming.

On May 29, 1969, President Richard Nixon appointed Harrison to the Federal Renegotiation Board. He served until his resignation on October 4, 1971. During the 1980 Republican presidential primaries he served on the Wyoming Steering Committee for George H. W. Bush's presidential campaign.