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 byTeno Roncalio
Succeeded byJohn S. Wold
In office
January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965
Preceded byEdwin Keith Thomson
Succeeded byTeno Roncalio
In office
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1955
Preceded byFrank A. Barrett
Succeeded byEdwin Keith Thomson
Chairman of the Sheridan County Republican Party
In office
1948–1950
Preceded byGeorge D. Johnson
Succeeded byWilliam 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.
DiedOctober 8, 1990(1990-10-08) (aged 94)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Mary Elizabeth Newton
(m. 1920; died 1978)
Dorothy Foster Smith
(m. 1981)
Children2
Parent(s)Mary Saunders
Russell Benjamin Harrison
RelativesHarrison family of Virginia
Alvin Saunders
EducationUniversity of Nebraska Omaha (attended)
Military service
Branch/serviceAviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps
RankPrivate
Battles/warsWorld 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.

  1. ^ "Candidate for Legislature Carries On Political Tradition of Harrison Family". The Indianapolis Star. May 18, 1930. p. 19. Archived from the original on May 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.