Christopher Harrison | |
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| 1st Lieutenant Governor of Indiana | |
| In office November 7, 1816 – December 17, 1818 | |
| Governor | Jonathan Jennings |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ratliff Boon |
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| Born | c. 1780 Cambridge, Maryland |
| Died | 1868 (aged 87–88) Talbot County, Maryland |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Alma mater | St. John's College |
Christopher Harrison (1780–1868) was the first Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, serving with Governor Jonathan Jennings. Harrison was briefly acting governor while Jennings' was conducting negotiation with the native tribes in northern Indiana, and later resigned from office over a dispute with Jennings. Harrison became a Quaker in his later life and freed all the slaves he inherited from his family. He lived a long life for his era, and died at age 88. There is no known relationship between Harrison and an early territorial governor of Indiana, William Henry Harrison.