James Thomas Harrison (November 30, 1811 – May 22, 1879) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862. Biography James Thomas Harrison was born in Pendleton, South Carolina. He later moved to Columbus, Mississippi. He was a descendant of Virginia Governor and United States Declaration of Independence signatory Benjamin Harrison V (1726–1791). His daughter, Regina, married Lieutenant-General Stephen D. Lee in 1865. References External links James Thomas Harrison at The Political Graveyard 1811 births 1879 deaths 19th-century American lawyers 19th-century American politicians Burials in Mississippi Deputies and delegates to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States Mississippi lawyers Members of the Confederate House of Representatives from Mississippi People from Pendleton, South Carolina People of Mississippi in the American Civil War Signers of the Confederate States Constitution Signers of the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States